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Check someone's driving record - vehicles they can drive, penalty points and disqualifications
Find out what information DVLA holds about your driving licence or create a check code to share your driving record, for example to hire a car
You could get penalty points (endorsements) on your driving record if you're convicted of a motoring offence
The courts can fine you and ‘endorse’ your driving record with penalty…
Each endorsement has a special code and is given ‘penalty points’ on a…
Endorsements stay on your driving record for 4 or 11 years depending on…
Your licence will be cancelled (revoked) if you get 6 or more points…
If you get a fixed penalty notice for a motoring offence, you do not need…
Most expired endorsements will automatically be removed from your driving…
View your driving licence record to see what penalty points you have and…
If you’re a driving instructor, use this form to assess and record your pupils’ progress learning the skills they need to drive a car safely.
You can use this account to view your driving record, check details of vehicles and set up vehicle tax reminders with DVLA.
Keep a record of the driving practice you do with family or friends when you're learning to drive a car so you can show your driving instructor.
Record the details of scheduled delegated driving tests with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)
As a driving instructor, you can ask for a report that shows a summary of the faults your pupils made during car driving tests in the last 12 months.
How to run and manage a Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) periodic training course.
Get a criminal record check if you're applying to become an approved driving instructor (ADI)
Record the details of candidates who have completed a Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) periodic training course
To find out what information DVLA holds about you, and your vehicle, you can make a subject access request (SAR). The quickest way is to fill in the form and submit by email.
You must make sure that anyone you employ to drive a vehicle has the right licence and qualifications - tachographs, lorry, bus, coach, minibus
How to reapply for your driving licence, full or provisional, if you've been disqualified for drink driving or other offences.
Companies should use form D888/1 to check a driver’s entitlement to drive.
When to tell a potential employer, university, college or insurance company about a criminal record, when it becomes 'spent' and what shows up on a DBS check.
Get a criminal record check if you’re an approved driving instructor (ADI) and want to renew your registration
Apply for and use a Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) pre-funded account to pay for Driver CPC and driving test services.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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