New Driving Permit Fees in Uganda Updated 2025 for New Licence, Renewal, Duplicate, Extension and Foreign Exchange

These are the new Uganda driving permit prices for 2024 – 2025 for a new driver’s license, renewal of expired/lapsed permit, extension to another class, foreign driver’s license exchange, and duplicate (lost license). The new driving license charges came into effect when the Uganda Driver Licensing System (UDLS) took over from the defunct Face Technologies.

The fees shown below are paid strictly at the bank and vary depending on the type of driving license one is processing. Payments are made to a URA bank account in any of the URA-supported banks of choice depending on the type of license which is being processed.

To make any payment to the bank, you, first of all, need to generate a payment registration number which you take to the bank of choice and make the payment, it begins by visiting the URA web portal and registering a Payment PRN.

Updated driving license fees in Uganda 2024/25

Type of Permit Applied	Amount paid in Bank	Amount Paid at Uganda Security Printing Company
Learners / Provisional Driving Permit	60,000 paid in the bank	None
Testing fees for each class	25,000 paid in the bank	None
Full / New Driving permit 1 year	135,000 paid in the bank	None
Full / New Driving permit 3 years	230,000 paid in the bank	None
Full / New Driving permit 5 years	330,000 paid in the bank	None
Renewal Driving permit 1 year	130,000 paid in the bank	None
Renewal Driving permit 3 years	210,000 paid in the bank	None
Renewal Driving permit 5 years	310,000 paid in the bank	None
Duplicate Driving permit	121,000 paid in the bank	None
Driving permit Extension each class	121,000 paid in the bank	None
Foreign Driving permit conversion/exchange 1 / 3 years	230,000 paid in the bank	None
Production fees for driver’s license	330,000 paid in the bank	None
Production fees for drivers license	80,000 paid in the bank	None
Production fees for learners drivers license	30,000 paid in the bank	None

Key points to note

Production fees are paid by those who had paid but not completed the process with Face Technologies whose contract expired.
The extension is subject to qualifying and passing the class test
A duplicate driver’s license is upon providing a newspaper advert and police report.
A new driver’s license application form available for download from the works.go.ug website is required to process your application for a learner / full driver’s license.
A copy of your national identity card for nationals and a passport for foreigners is required.
Proof of enrollment at any of the licensed driving schools is required when going for a learner’s driver’s license.
A driver’s school certificate showing completion of the driving course is mandatory for a full driver’s license.
The driving permit is now known as the driver’s license

The above prices may be subject to change at any time since they are determined by the government, or by the Uganda driver licensing system which is powered by the Uganda Security Printing Company (USPC).

Kindly be informed that Face Technologies is no longer the driver’s license issuer in Uganda. The South African-origin company which has been operating in Uganda for many years ever since the computerized driving permits were introduced in Uganda stopped operations on February 28, 2021, after its contract expired.

Driving permits which are currently known as driver’s licenses in Uganda are now being issued by the new firm, Uganda Security Printing Company.