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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…
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.
Understanding your car driving test result, including what was assessed, what sorts of things counted as faults, and how to improve in each area.
Take free official practice theory tests from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) for cars, motorcycles, lorries and buses
Learn to drive a car in the UK - get a provisional licence, take driving lessons, prepare for your theory test, book your practical test
Book your official DVSA practical driving test for cars from £62, or other types of practical driving tests, including motorcycle and driving instructor tests
You can sit in and observe a driving test if you're 16 or over, but you cannot take any part in the test and you must follow certain rules.
What driving instructors should do to carry out realistic mock driving tests, including what needs to be in the test, assessing faults and recording the result.
Find driving lessons, book and manage theory and driving tests, tests for different vehicles
If you’re a driving instructor, use this form to assess and record your pupils’ progress learning the skills they need to drive a car safely.
When to book your car driving test, what to take with you, what happens during the test, major and minor faults, and what happens if your test is cancelled.
Buy multiple licences for Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) driving theory e-learning for all of the learner drivers you teach or drivers you employ.
Taking the approved driving instructor (ADI) part 2 test - what you need to bring and what happens during the test.
How to run and manage a Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) periodic training course.
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.
Research about learning to drive and driving tests.
Apply for your site to be approved to host heavy goods vehicle (HGV) or Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) part 4 tests.
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