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Sets out evidence of road traffic trends and the factors driving them.
Check which documents you need to carry if you drive a bus or coach that crosses international borders.
Check which documents you need to carry if you're the driver or a passenger in a lorry or other heavy goods vehicle (HGV) that crosses international borders.
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
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.
Check if you need an international driving permit (IDP) to drive abroad on holiday and how to exchange your licence if you move abroad - including driving in the EU after Brexit.
FCDO travel advice for Brazil. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
You could be imprisoned, banned from driving and face a fine if you're found guilty of drink-driving
Driving licence exchange and rules for drivers living in the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland.
How to drive abroad, whether you need an international driving permit and what to check.
FCDO travel advice for Aruba. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
FCDO travel advice for Venezuela. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
What you need to do before you can drive a car or ride a motorcycle - driving licence, registering your vehicle, insurance, vehicle tax, MOT
Plan for drivers will sit alongside continued investment in public transport and active travel.
Explains changes to drug driving law and the guidance available for healthcare professionals and users of prescription medicine.
International regulations and required documentation for hauliers transporting dangerous or hazardous goods by road or by vehicles on ships.
EU and GB domestic rules for drivers of goods vehicles and passenger-carrying vehicles
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