Drivers are being warned to keep their driving licences up to date - or risk a £1,000 fine.
Latest figures from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) show 926,000 drivers had failed to renew an expired photocard licence in the past year.
This represents 2% of all drivers - although some people are likely to have stopped driving without notifying the DVLA.
The licences were out of date as of September 3, with the photocards having expired in the 12 months to the end of August.
Photocard driving licences need to be renewed every ten years, unless you’re over 70 when you need to renew it every three years.
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It costs £14 to renew your licence online, or £17 if you renew by post.
If you only need to update your address or name, or you're over 70 and you're just renewing it, this is free.
The DVLA normally issues a reminder to people 56 days before their licence expires.
You can check the expiry date of your licence by looking at section 4b on the front of your photocard.
Failing to return an expired licence to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is an offence under the Road Traffic Act 1988.
A DVLA spokesman said: “We encourage customers to use Gov.uk as applying online is the quickest and cheapest way to renew.
“If you stop driving altogether, you should inform the DVLA and return your licence rather than keeping it.”
Philip Gomm of the RAC Foundation said: “There are good reasons to keep licences up to date, beyond the basic legal requirement.
“They are also a widely accepted form of ID and will certainly be required if you are ever stopped by police.
“Renewal also provides an opportunity for people to assess whether they are still fit to drive, and we think there is an argument for linking a compulsory eye test to the process to make sure we all remain safe on the road, though Government should help keep costs as low as possible for motorists.
“When you do renew beware of private web sites which offer to help with the application but charge an extra fee for doing so.”
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