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The legal alcohol limits for drivers in the UK - microgrammes, milligrammes
It's illegal to drive if you're unfit to do so because you're on legal or illegal drugs, or you have certain levels of drugs or medicine in your blood
When you can be banned from driving, check when your driving ban ends, reduce your disqualification period, disqualified until you've passed your test, drink-driving offences
General information for medical professionals about the assessing fitness to drive guide.
Driving licence requirements for Ukrainians living in Great Britain on a Ukraine visa scheme.
The eyesight rules to pass your driving test and for whenever you're driving.
The legal requirements for getting your driving licence, and how public transport works in the UK.
Driving licence categories - entitlements on your licence and what vehicles you can drive - cars, motorcycles, mopeds, medium and large lorries, minibuses and buses.
Supports motorists by making driving as straightforward, accessible, environmentally responsible and safe as possible.
You must tell DVLA if you have obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) or any sleep condition or apnoea which causes excessive sleepiness.
We carry out driving tests, approve people to be driving instructors and MOT testers, carry out tests to make sure lorries and buses are safe to drive, carry out roadside checks on drivers and vehicles, and monitor vehicle recalls. DVSA...
The standards set out what it takes to be a safe and responsible driver, rider or cyclist, and to provide training to drivers, riders and cyclists.
You could get penalty points (endorsements) on your driving record if you're convicted of a motoring offence
You may be able to get provisional entitlement to higher category vehicles, and automatic entitlement to lower categories if you pass a higher category driving test.
Find out what information DVLA holds about your driving licence or create a check code to share your driving record, for example to hire a car
We’re the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), holding more than 50 million driver records and more than 40 million vehicle records. We collect over £7 billion a year in Vehicle Excise Duty (VED). DVLA is an executive agency, sponsored...
Find driving lessons, book and manage theory and driving tests, tests for different vehicles
You must make sure your car, motorcycle or other vehicle is safe to drive (‘roadworthy’) all year round.
From 19 January 2013 driving licences changed and now look different to comply with new EU rules.
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