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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.
Advice for medical professionals to follow when assessing drivers with neurological disorders.
Check if you can supervise friends or family learning to drive a car, what the rules are, how to prepare the car, and how to plan your practice sessions.
You may need to tell DVLA if you've had heart failure - download the form to let them know
Who can teach you to drive, practising with friends and family, driving lessons, insurance, using L and P plates.
What happens if you're stopped by the police while driving - breath tests, motoring offences, faults with your vehicle, seizing your vehicle
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
You must tell DVLA if you have Long QT syndrome
You must tell DVLA if you have obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) or any sleep condition or apnoea which causes excessive sleepiness.
You may need to tell DVLA if you've had a transient ischaemic attack (TIA) - download the correct form if you need to let them know
Check if you need to tell DVLA about a health or medical condition, how to report medical conditions to DVLA
When to tell DVLA if you've had a stroke or TIA (mini-stroke), forms to fill in and send if you need to inform DVLA
You must make sure your car, motorcycle or other vehicle is safe to drive (‘roadworthy’) all year round.
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.
Advice for medical professionals to follow when assessing drivers with drug or alcohol misuse or dependence.
Tell DVLA if you have Brugada syndrome.
You must tell DVLA if you've had any epileptic seizures or blackouts - download the correct form to let them know
You may need to tell DVLA if you have an essential tremor - download the correct form to let them know
The eyesight rules to pass your driving test and for whenever you're driving.
Advice for medical professionals to follow when assessing drivers with miscellaneous conditions.
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