'Smartphone driving licence' being developed by DVLA

Developers are working on a smartphone version of the UK driving licence.

The chief executive of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency revealed the news in a tweet which read: “So here's a little prototype of something we're working on.”

It was posted with a picture of someone holding an iPhone featuring a “Driving Licence” as a “pass” in the device’s Wallet app.

Oliver Morley said it would be used as an "add-on" to the existing photocard, and insisted that security was "our priority".

Smartphone expert Ben Wood, who works for mobile communications analysts CCS Insight, told the BBC: “Security has taken a significant step forward to support digital payments on phones, so the framework is in place for other secure applications, such as a digital driving licence.