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  • 'Show me, tell me' questions: car driving test

    The 'show me, tell me' vehicle safety questions that driving examiners can ask in car driving tests.

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  • Find a motorcycle or moped CBT course

    Find a compulsory basic training (CBT) course to learn to ride a motorcycle or moped

  • Manage your vehicle operator licence

    Update your HGV or PSV operator licence (O licence), add more vehicles, increase your vehicle limit and add or remove a transport manager

  • Driving test costs

    The cost of theory tests and driving tests for cars, lorries, buses, motorcycles and other vehicles

  • Check your theory test appointment details

    Check the date and time of your theory test appointment if you've lost or deleted your theory test confirmation email

  • Report a vehicle with no MOT

    Contact the police to report a vehicle with no MOT - you need the vehicle's number plate, make, model and colour.

  • Learn to drive a car: step by step

    Learn to drive a car in the UK - get a provisional licence, take driving lessons, prepare for your theory test, book your practical test

  • CBT motorcycle and moped training

    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

  • Contact DVSA

    Find the right number, email or address to contact DVSA about driving tests, instructor services, MOT, operator licensing and Driver CPC.

  • Find driving schools, lessons and instructors

    Find driving instructors near you who are approved by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)

  • Driving eyesight rules

    The eyesight rules to pass your driving test and for whenever you're driving.

  • Riding a motorcycle, moped or motor tricycle

    What you need to do to ride a motorcycle, moped or motor tricycle - tests and training, minimum ages, vehicle requirements, new licence rules

  • Speed limits

    A limit of 30 miles per hour or 48 kilometres per hour usually applies to all traffic on all roads with street lighting

  • Legal obligations of drivers and riders

    What you need to do before you can drive a car or ride a motorcycle - driving licence, registering your vehicle, insurance, vehicle tax, MOT

  • 5. Axles, wheels, tyres and suspension

    Axle, wheel bearing, wheel and tyres, tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS), and suspension (including springs, shock absorbers, and suspension arms and joints) rules and inspection for car and passenger vehicle MOT tests.

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  • Driving lessons and learning to drive

    Who can teach you to drive, practising with friends and family, driving lessons, insurance, using L and P plates.

  • Getting your full driving licence

    How to get your full driving licence once you've passed your driving test - driving test certificate, photocard, provisional, paper licences

  • Theory test: motorcycles and mopeds

    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

  • 4. Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment

    Headlamp, position lamps, daytime running lamps, stop lamps, indicators, hazard warning lamps, fog lamps, reversing lamps, lighting ‘tell-tales’, trailer electrical socket, electrical wiring and battery rules and inspection …

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  • Getting an MOT

    When you need an MOT for your vehicle, what it costs, what happens if your vehicle fails, and how to get mistakes on the MOT certificate fixed.