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What you need to do before you can drive a car or ride a motorcycle - driving licence, registering your vehicle, insurance, vehicle tax, MOT
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.
New 30-point plan to support people’s freedom to use their cars and curb over-zealous enforcement measures.
EU and GB domestic rules for drivers of goods vehicles and passenger-carrying vehicles
How and when to make a SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification) to stop taxing and insuring your vehicle, including when the SORN is valid, penalties and rules for motor traders.
How to qualify as a dangerous goods driver, choosing what training you need, finding a training provider, getting and keeping your ADR card up to date, replacing a card, staying qualified and adding substance classes to your ADR card.
To help them carry out their duties British military personnel and visiting members of the armed forces have a number of driving exemptions.
Use this service to pay any money you owe DVLA for not taxing your vehicle or declaring a Statutory Off Road Notification (SORN)
You can use this account to view your driving record, check details of vehicles and set up vehicle tax reminders with DVLA.
Find out if you need the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) qualification to drive a lorry, bus or coach, or if you could be exempt.
The Agency was responsible for the testing of both drivers and vehicles in Northern Ireland. It is now a part of the Driver and Vehicle Agency.
Information for British citizens moving to or living in Pakistan, including guidance on residency, healthcare and property.
Being stopped by the police or DVSA - fixed penalties, roadside prohibitions, driving without an operator's licence, immobilisation and impounding.
Who needs to use a tachograph and exemptions; digital and analogue tachographs; guidance for goods vehicles, passenger carrying vehicles (PCVs) and light vehicles
How to apply for a taxi or private hire vehicle (PHV) driving licences inside and outside London
You may not have to pay vehicle tax if you’re a driver with a disability
Driver and General Union trade union: annual returns, rules, statement to members, decisions and other related documents.
How to report a driver or their company to the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) if you think they're breaking safety rules.
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