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We use cookies to make this service work and collect information about how you use our service.

Essential cookies

Essential cookies keep your information secure while you use this service. We do not need to ask permission to use them.

Name	Purpose	Expires
TSxxxxxxxx	You may see one or more of these. These cookies are essential for security measures.	At end of session
_driving_licence_external_ui_session	Helps identify and remember your progress through a transaction or service.	At end of session
cookies_policy	Saves your cookie consent settings	1 year
cookies_preferences_set	Lets us know that you've saved your cookie consent settings	1 year
F5[unique id]	If you pay for a government service using a credit or debit card, our payment provider (Barclaycard) uses this cookie to track your payment session. Learn more about the cookies Barclaycard uses by visiting their privacy and cookie policy.	5 minutes
dvla_external	This remembers which version of the service you have used	14 days
_Secure-identity_external_ui_session	Helps identify and remember your progress through a transaction or service	At end of session
DVLAAuthCookie	Helps identify you through a transaction or service	At end of session

Analytics cookies (optional)

With your permission, we use Google Analytics to collect data about how you use our First Provisional service. This information helps us to improve our service.

We use Google Analytics cookies to collect information about:

• how you got to our First Provisional service
• the pages you visit on our First Provisional service and how long you spend on them
• any errors you see while using our First Provisional service

Name	Purpose	Expires
_gat	These help to regulate requests.	1 minute
_ga	These help us count how many people visit the service by tracking if you've visited before.	2 years
_gid	These help us count how many people visit the service by tracking if you've visited before.	1 day

Name	Purpose	Expires
in_token	Unique customer token to track usage across the service.	7 days
in-session	Used for session tracking in order to gain insights into activity of end-users across page loads.	At end of session

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