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The Highway Code is essential reading for all road users, including pedestrians, mobility scooter users, cyclists, horse riders, drivers and motorcyclists.
Find out what to do if you have problems accessing the services to book your driving test, change your appointment or cancel your test.
The rules for booking and managing car driving tests will change from spring 2026. Find out what the changes are and how they affect you.
The 'show me, tell me' vehicle safety questions that driving examiners can ask in car driving tests.
As a car driving instructor, you can set times you are available to take your pupils to car driving tests to stop your pupils from booking tests at other times.
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.
You can appeal to a court about your driving test if your examiner did not follow the law, but your test result cannot be changed.
You can use the driving test marking sheet (DL25) if you're a driving instructor carrying out a mock driving test.
A flowchart of the different ways you can get a full motorcycle licence, including the training and tests you need to take.
The skills, knowledge and understanding you need to be a safe and responsible driver of a car or van (category B vehicle).
The 'show me, tell me' vehicle safety questions that can be asked in category C (lorry) and D (bus and coach) driving tests.
What driving instructors should do to carry out realistic mock driving tests, including what needs to be in the test, assessing faults and recording the result.
The 'show me, tell me' vehicle safety questions that driving examiners can ask in category A (motorcycle) riding tests.
Apply to drive an HGV, bus or coach professionally for up to 12 months before taking all the qualifying tests if you’re doing certain training courses.
You can sit in and observe a driving test if you're 16 or over, but you cannot take any part in the test and you must follow certain rules.
What's required of moped and motorcycle trainers and learner riders during compulsory basic training (CBT).
Buy multiple licences for Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) driving theory e-learning for all of the learner drivers you teach or drivers you employ.
How to create a Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) email alerts account and update your subscription preferences.
Find out what’s assessed during your driving test, what things count as faults, and how to improve.
A list of subcategory A2 and category A motorcycles that can be used for the module 1 and module 2 motorcycle riding tests.
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