The driving licence is one of India's most-used identity and eligibility documents — for onboarding drivers, verifying contractors, or as a general ID. But a photographed or photocopied licence proves almost nothing about authenticity. DigiLocker offers a far stronger route.
The problem with a licence photocopy
A scan can be edited, borrowed or fabricated, and OCR only reads the text off the image — it never confirms the licence is real or current. For anything that matters, that is a guess dressed up as verification.
How DigiLocker changes it
- The licence is delivered directly from the issuing authority, digitally signed.
- The holder consents to share that specific document.
- It is tamper-evident — an edited document fails verification.
- You get a source-verified record, not an OCR'd image.
Where it helps
Driver onboarding, contractor and vendor checks, and any flow that needs a genuine licence rather than a photocopy. It sits alongside identity verification — the licence confirms the document, Aadhaar confirms the person. See how the two compare in DigiLocker vs Aadhaar.
Driving Licence via Certopact Entry
Certopact Entry pulls issuer-signed documents through DigiLocker — including the Driving Licence — with consent, so you verify a genuine document rather than a photocopy. This is general information, not legal advice.