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The Highway Code, road safety and vehicle rules

Driving law

• The Highway Code
• Legal obligations of drivers and riders
• Know your traffic signs

Road and driving safety

• Check your vehicle is safe to drive
• Speed limits
• Driving eyesight rules
• Using a phone or a sat nav when driving
• The drink drive limit
• Drug use and driving
• Motorcycle helmets: the law
• Seat belts: the law
• Child car seats: the law

Rules for different vehicles

• Legal obligations of drivers and riders
• Towing with a car
• Tow a trailer with a car: safety checks
• Electric bikes: licensing, tax and insurance
• Mobility scooters and powered wheelchairs: the rules
• Quad bikes: the rules
• Tinted vehicle windows: the law

Vehicle recalls and faults

• Vehicle recalls and faults
• Check if a vehicle, part or accessory has been recalled

Boat safety

• Boatmasters' licence
• Register your boat with the coastguard’s safety scheme

Driving and transport

• Driving licences

• Vehicle tax, MOT and insurance

• Driving tests and learning to drive or ride

• Number plates, vehicle registration and log books

• Buy, sell or scrap a vehicle

• Driving with medical conditions, Blue Badges and public transport if you're disabled

• The Highway Code, road safety and vehicle rules

• Vehicle and driver data and information

• Penalty points, fines and driving bans

• Driving in the UK and abroad

• Lorry, bus and coach drivers

• Transport and driving businesses

• Teaching people to drive

• Driving and enforcing the law

• Parking, public transport and the environment

• Manufacture or adapt a vehicle

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