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Taking the approved driving instructor (ADI) part 3 test - what you need to bring and what happens during the test.
The rules about towing a trailer or caravan with a car changed on 16 December 2021. Find out how the changes affect you.
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.
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 out what to do if you have problems accessing the services to book your driving test, change your appointment or cancel your test.
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 happens if you're stopped by the police while driving - breath tests, motoring offences, faults with your vehicle, seizing your vehicle
Find out which licence and fuel you need for agricultural vehicles and which tax and operator's licence exemptions might apply to you.
Driving licence exchange and rules for drivers living in the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland.
You can use this account to view your driving record, check details of vehicles and set up vehicle tax reminders with DVLA.
You must make sure your car, motorcycle or other vehicle is safe to drive (‘roadworthy’) all year round.
Get approved to carry out Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) part 3a (off-road exercises) tests and the rules you must follow.
Find driving lessons, book and manage theory and driving tests, tests for different vehicles
You must tell DVLA if your attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects your driving - download the correct form to let them know.
How to take part in research that will help to make young drivers safer - you need to be 17 to 24 and have just passed your driving test.
Fees for taking the approved driving instructor (ADI) qualifying tests, and registering as an ADI with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)
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
Groups and categories for driving licences issued before 15 October 2012 - find equivalent new licence categories and what vehicles you can drive
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
Apply to start qualifying as an approved driving instructor (ADI) with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)
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