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1 January 2018 — Service
Learn to drive a car: step-by-step
Check what you need to do to learn to drive, including getting a provisional licence, taking driving lessons, and taking the theory and driving tests.
2 March 2018 — Collection
Drivers' hours: rules and guidance
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.
20 May 2018 — News story
MOT rule changes: 20 May 2018
The MOT test changed on 20 May 2018, with new defect types, stricter rules for diesel car emissions, and some vehicles over 40 years old becoming exempt.
24 September 2018 — News story
Department for Transport publishes no deal planning information
Transport technical notices, setting out plans to be put into place in the unlikely situation the UK leaves the EU without a deal, published.
24 September 2018 — Service
Become a driving instructor: step by step
How to become a driving instructor if you want to charge people for lessons, including the training and tests you need to take.
22 February 2018 — Detailed guide
Tow a trailer with a car: safety checks
Checks you should carry out every time you tow a trailer, caravan or horsebox with a car, to make sure you’re towing safely and legally.
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What the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency does
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 is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Transport.
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Use the link to find the right number, email or address to contact DVSA about driving tests, instructor services, MOT, operator licensing and Driver CPC.
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