Driving licences could soon be displayed on motorists' smartphones

As technology progresses, more and more functions are becoming available on mobile phones. From contactless payments to digital boarding passes, there is very little now that can't be done directly from the palm of our hand.

And now it looks like the photocard driving licence, which has been sitting proudly in drivers' wallets since 1998, could soon become part of this digital revolution, as experts have begun to develop a version of the UK license to feature on smartphones.