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Check how many hours of Driver CPC periodic training you’ve done and which courses you’ve attended.
Driving licence exchange and rules for drivers living in the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland.
Application for a digital tachograph driver card for GB photocard driving licences.
Being stopped by the police or DVSA - fixed penalties, roadside prohibitions, driving without an operator's licence, immobilisation and impounding.
You must tell DVLA if you have a traumatic brain injury - download the form
You must tell DVLA if you have multiple sclerosis - download the correct form to let them know
EU and GB domestic rules for drivers of goods vehicles and passenger-carrying vehicles
You can change the photo on your driving licence online at any time by renewing your licence - cost, how to pay and apply, applying by post.
Companies should use form D888/1 to check a driver’s entitlement to drive.
You must tell DVLA if you have been fitted with a pacemaker - download the correct form to let them know
Qualify as an HGV or bus driver, requalify if you used to drive an HGV or bus, get a provisional licence, take the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) tests.
You must tell DVLA if you suffer from severe memory problems - download the correct form to let them know
Report someone who is not a qualified and registered driving instructor but is charging for driving lessons
Find out what to do if you have problems accessing the services to book your driving test, change your appointment or cancel your test.
You must tell DVLA if you have obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) or any sleep condition or apnoea which causes excessive sleepiness.
If you do not have a UK passport there are other identity documents you can use for your driving licence application
Despatch is a blog for driver and rider trainers (it was a magazine and ezine), produced by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).
You may need to tell DVLA if you have diabetes, depending on the treatment you're getting
What happens if you're stopped by the police while driving - breath tests, motoring offences, faults with your vehicle, seizing your vehicle
Report someone who is pretending to be someone else to take a theory or driving test for them
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