Learner and returning drivers
A photo for a first provisional licence or a renewal.
Driving Licence and ID Photos in Northwood, Ready in Minutes
Licence, pass and ID card photos from the counter on Joel Street, Northwood Hills, sized to your document and printed on the spot.
The Broadway, 21 Joel St, Northwood HA6 1NU · on the Joel Street parade · Mon to Sat 10:30 to 18:00, Sun 13:00 to 18:00 · no appointment needed
The short answer
Where can I get a driving licence photo in Northwood?
At our studio at The Broadway, 21 Joel St, Northwood HA6 1NU, on the parade next to Northwood Hills station. Walk in without booking, tell us which document the photo is for, and we take it against a plain background, check the size and head position on screen and print it, usually within minutes. If you are not sure what the form asks for, bring it along and we will read the photo section with you.
Amazingly quick and effective service. Stayed open on a rainy Sunday just for our emergency photos for our passports. What a Kaushik!
KAUSHIK took photos of my infant daughter for her passport, he was professional, and very kind with her. The finished photo was perfect. I will be booking a family session shortly as I am confident the experience and photos will be great.
Great passport photographer, very patient and approachable. He was efficient and made sure I was happy with the shots before printing.
Any document
Licences, passes and cards
A paper application for a provisional or renewed licence needs printed photos of a set size; other cards, from bus and travel passes to firearm and shotgun certificate applications, have their own layouts. We take the photo to the document in front of us instead of handing everyone the same template.
Applying online instead? Some services ask you to upload a photo, and we can supply a digital file alongside the prints when that is what the form wants.
For local employers
ID photos for Northwood businesses and staff
Shops, surgeries, schools and offices around Northwood can send staff in one at a time for pass photos, or arrange for a group. Because the light and background stay the same, a badge photographed this month matches one taken next year.
Students needing a college or university card photo can call in on the way to the station, which is only a couple of minutes from the door.
Finding us
Getting to Joel Street from around Northwood
The studio is on the Joel Street parade, which was given new paving, lighting and a tree-lined boulevard in a 2014 upgrade of Northwood Hills town centre. From the Green Lane end of Northwood, it is one stop from Northwood station on the Metropolitan line, and buses 282, 331 and H11 run through both Northwood and Northwood Hills.
Drivers will find parking close by. Most people are in and out quickly, so it is easy to combine the photo with other errands on the parade.
Who it is for
Who uses the Northwood counter
Pass holders
Older residents renewing a bus pass and students needing a card.
Local businesses
Staff passes and ID badges with a consistent look.
Take home
What you take away
Prints sized to the form
Ready to stick or attach to the application.
A digital copy if needed
For services that ask for an upload.
A checked photo
Background, size and expression looked over before printing.
Practical details
The studio in Northwood
- Address: The Broadway, 21 Joel St, Northwood HA6 1NU, on the Joel Street parade. Get directions
- On foot and by Tube: two minutes from Northwood Hills station; Northwood station is the next stop north on the Metropolitan line
- By bus and car: routes 282, 331 and H11 serve Northwood and Northwood Hills, and there is parking close by
- Opening hours: Monday to Saturday 10:30 to 18:00, Sunday 13:00 to 18:00
- No appointment: walk in during opening hours
- Prices: given on request by phone or WhatsApp
Good to know
Driving licence photos in Northwood: questions answered
Yes. There is no appointment; walk into the Joel Street studio during opening hours, including Sunday afternoons.
Driving licences, national ID cards, Oyster, travel and bus passes, firearm and shotgun licences, student cards, staff passes and membership cards.
Tell us the document and we will follow its own rules on glasses and head coverings before the photo is taken.
Yes. Send them in when it suits, or call to arrange a group, and the photos will match.
Prices are given on request by phone or WhatsApp on 07956 505383, or at the counter.
Your photographer is Kaushik Bathia, a fellow of both the BIPP and the MPA with five European Kodak Gold Awards, working from the studio he opened in Northwood in 2001.
Quick question?
Not sure what your form needs?
Ask us here, or bring the form in to the studio on Joel Street.