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General information for medical professionals about the assessing fitness to drive guide.
The standards set out what it takes to be a safe and responsible driver, rider or cyclist, and to provide training to drivers, riders and cyclists.
The eyesight rules to pass your driving test and for whenever you're driving.
Advice for medical professionals to follow when assessing drivers with visual disorders.
Who can drive a van, the speed limits and weight limits that apply, and rules on loading, drivers' hours and maintenance.
What you must be able to do and what you must know and understand to be a safe and responsible lorry driver.
The skills, knowledge and understanding you need to be a safe and responsible driver of a car or van (category B vehicle).
What you must be able to do and what you must know and understand to be a safe and responsible bus or coach driver.
What you must be able to do and understand to guide and control the vehicle.
When you have to take an ADI standards check (check test), what happens at the test and how your grade is decided.
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...
Find out if you can drive a minibus and what licence you need - when you need to have a PCV D1 category licence
Advice for medical professionals to follow when assessing a patient's fitness to drive.
Check if you're old enough, or have the right kind of driving licence, to drive different kinds of vehicle
What the national standard is for, who it applies to and how it can be used.
Driving licence categories - entitlements on your licence and what vehicles you can drive - cars, motorcycles, mopeds, medium and large lorries, minibuses and buses.
Advice for medical professionals to use when assessing drivers with cardiovascular disorders.
Motorhomes and campervans - size limits and licences you need to drive in the UK
The rules about towing a trailer or caravan with a car changed on 16 December 2021. Find out how the changes affect you.
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