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Driving licence categories - entitlements on your licence and what vehicles you can drive - cars, motorcycles, mopeds, medium and large lorries, minibuses and buses.
You must make sure your car, motorcycle or other vehicle is safe to drive (‘roadworthy’) all year round.
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.
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.
EU and GB domestic rules for drivers of goods vehicles and passenger-carrying vehicles
Check if you need to tell DVLA about a health or medical condition, how to report medical conditions to DVLA
Advice for medical professionals to follow when assessing drivers with psychiatric disorders.
You need the right licence to drive a tractor or specialist vehicle, there are also age limits and specific rules for driving tests
Supports motorists by making driving as straightforward, accessible, environmentally responsible and safe as possible.
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.
Drive abroad, drive in the UK with a foreign licence, bring a vehicle to the UK
Driving licence exchange and rules for drivers living in the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland.
How to take part in research that will help to make young drivers safer - you need to be 17 to 24 and have just passed your driving test.
You must tell DVLA if you have Long QT syndrome
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.
You must tell DVLA if you have obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) or any sleep condition or apnoea which causes excessive sleepiness.
You must tell DVLA if you have cognitive problems - download the correct form to let them know
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.
You could get penalty points (endorsements) on your driving record if you're convicted of a motoring offence
Explains changes to drug driving law and the guidance available for healthcare professionals and users of prescription medicine.
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