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Apply for, renew or update your licence, view or share your driving licence, add new categories
You can use this account to view your driving record, check details of vehicles and set up vehicle tax reminders with DVLA.
What you need to do before you can drive a car or ride a motorcycle - driving licence, registering your vehicle, insurance, vehicle tax, MOT
EU and GB domestic rules for drivers of goods vehicles and passenger-carrying vehicles
Rules for lorry, bus and coach drivers on how many hours you can drive, exemptions from the rules, and when the rules can be relaxed temporarily.
We carry out driving tests, approve people to be driving instructors and MOT testers, carry out tests to make sure lorries and buses are safe to drive, carry out roadside checks on drivers and vehicles, and monitor vehicle recalls. DVSA...
Supports motorists by making driving as straightforward, accessible, environmentally responsible and safe as possible.
Crackdown on unfair enforcement and blanket 20mph limits will improve drivers’ lives, reduce congestion and make journeys smoother.
You must make sure that anyone you employ to drive a vehicle has the right licence and qualifications - tachographs, lorry, bus, coach, minibus
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.
To help them carry out their duties British military personnel and visiting members of the armed forces have a number of driving exemptions.
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.
We’re the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), holding more than 50 million driver records and more than 40 million vehicle records. We collect over £7 billion a year in Vehicle Excise Duty (VED). DVLA is an executive agency, sponsored...
Become a HGV or bus driver, find training, drivers' hours rules, specialist tests
How to apply to appoint your own staff as delegated driving examiners to provide driving tests for your employees of your company, police service or fire and rescue service
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.
General information for medical professionals about the assessing fitness to drive guide.
Have your say on potential changes to registering historic, classic, rebuilt, and electrically converted vehicles.
Check someone's driving record - vehicles they can drive, penalty points and disqualifications
Get approved to carry out Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) part 3a (off-road exercises) tests and the rules you must follow.
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