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Keep a record of the driving practice you do with family or friends when you're learning to drive a car so you can show your driving instructor.
Who can teach you to drive, practising with friends and family, driving lessons, insurance, using L and P plates.
You can apply for a provisional driving licence when you’re 15 years and 9…
Anyone you pay to teach you to drive must be either: a qualified and…
You can practise driving with family or friends. Anyone you practise your…
You must put an L plate on the front and back of your vehicle so they can…
FCDO travel advice for Spain. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Before you travel No travel can be guaranteed safe. Read all the advice in…
This information is for people travelling on a full ‘British citizen’…
Terrorism There is a high threat of terrorist attack globally affecting UK…
Before you travel check that: your destination can provide the healthcare…
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) cannot provide…
Check if you can supervise friends or family learning to drive a car, what the rules are, how to prepare the car, and how to plan your practice sessions.
Latest FCDO travel advice for Turkey including on entry requirements, safety and security and local laws and customs.
When to book your car theory test, what to take with you, what happens at the test centre, how the multiple-choice questions and hazard perception test work, and the pass mark.
How approved driving instructors should behave in their personal conduct and business dealings, including advertising their services and settling disputes.
Apply for a Graduate route visa if you’ve been on a student visa and want to stay in the UK to work - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, bring your partner and children.
When to take motorcycle or moped compulsory basic training (CBT): who needs to take it, how to book the course, and what's involved in the training
When to book your motorcycle theory test, what to take with you, how the multiple-choice questions and hazard perception test work, and the pass mark
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…
FCDO travel advice for Greece. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Update your personal details on the approved driving instructor (ADI) register and publish your details for learner drivers to see.…
Renew or tax your vehicle for the first time using a reminder letter, your log book or the green 'new keeper' slip - and how to tax if you do not have any documents
Qualify as an HGV or bus driver, requalify if you used to drive an HGV or bus, get a provisional licence, take the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) tests.…
You must become an approved driving instructor (ADI) if you want to charge people for lessons. You can do this as part of a driving school or by setting up your own business.
FCDO travel advice for Egypt. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
FCDO travel advice for Tunisia. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Taking the approved driving instructor (ADI) part 1 test - what you need to bring and what happens during the test
Latest FCDO travel advice for France including on entry requirements, safety and security and local laws and customs.
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