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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 you need to check inside and outside of the vehicle when you do a lorry or other HGV walkaround check.
Who can teach you to drive, practising with friends and family, driving lessons, insurance, using L and P plates.
What you must be able to do and understand to guide and control the vehicle.
Appendix to the assessing fitness to drive guide for medical professionals.
Advice for medical professionals to follow when assessing drivers with psychiatric disorders.
It's illegal to drive if you're unfit to do so because you're on legal or illegal drugs, or you have certain levels of drugs or medicine in your blood
Explains changes to drug driving law and the guidance available for healthcare professionals and users of prescription medicine.
Check if you're old enough, or have the right kind of driving licence, to drive different kinds of vehicle
Advice for medical professionals to follow when assessing drivers with drug or alcohol misuse or dependence.
Being stopped by the police or DVSA - fixed penalties, roadside prohibitions, driving without an operator's licence, immobilisation and impounding.
The eyesight rules to pass your driving test and for whenever you're driving.
Guidance for driving examiners carrying out the practical and extended driving tests for cars.
Tips at work do not count towards the National Minimum Wage - tips and tax, what your employer has to do, advice and help, cash in hand payments
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.
Check someone's driving record - vehicles they can drive, penalty points and disqualifications
Who can drive a van, the speed limits and weight limits that apply, and rules on loading, drivers' hours and maintenance.
It’s illegal to hold a phone or a sat nav while driving - you'll get penalty points, a fine and can be banned from driving.
When to book your car driving test, what to take with you, what happens during the test, major and minor faults, and what happens if your test is cancelled.
How to transport goods out of the UK by road - vehicle operator licences and permits, driver documents and road haulage rules.
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