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When to book your car theory test, what to take with you, what happens at the test centre, how the multiple-choice questions and hazard perception test work, and the pass mark.
Check the date and time of your driving test appointment if you've lost or deleted your driving test confirmation email
Axle, wheel bearing, wheel and tyres, tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS), and suspension (including springs, shock absorbers, and suspension arms and joints) rules and inspection for car and passenger vehicle MOT tests.
The cost of theory tests and driving tests for cars, lorries, buses, motorcycles and other vehicles
Check the date and time of your theory test appointment if you've lost or deleted your theory test confirmation email
Contact the police to report a vehicle with no MOT - you need the vehicle's number plate, make, model and colour.
Definitions, vehicle classes, reasons to refuse to test a vehicle, narrow track vehicles, historic vehicles and inspection procedures for car and passenger vehicle MOT tests.
Learn to drive a car in the UK - get a provisional licence, take driving lessons, prepare for your theory test, book your practical test
The eyesight rules to pass your driving test and for whenever you're driving.
Brake condition and operation, service brakes, secondary brakes, parking brakes, anti-lock braking system (ABS), electronic braking system (EBS) and brake fluid rules and inspection for car and passenger vehicle MOT tests.
Find driving instructors near you who are approved by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)
Noise, exhaust emissions, engine malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) (sometimes called an engine management light or 'EML'), and fluid leak rules and inspection for car and passenger vehicle MOT tests.
Find the details of your nearest driving theory test centres
Understanding your car driving test result, including what was assessed, what sorts of things counted as faults, and how to improve in each area.
Registration plate (number plate) and vehicle identification number rules and inspection for car and passenger vehicle MOT tests.
Find the right number, email or address to contact DVSA about driving tests, instructor services, MOT, operator licensing and Driver CPC.
What you need to do before you can drive a car or ride a motorcycle - driving licence, registering your vehicle, insurance, vehicle tax, MOT
Structure and attachments (including exhaust system and bumpers), and body and interior (including doors and catches, seats and floor) rules and inspection for car and passenger vehicle MOT tests.
A limit of 30 miles per hour or 48 kilometres per hour usually applies to all traffic on all roads with street lighting
How to get your full driving licence once you've passed your driving test - driving test certificate, photocard, provisional, paper licences
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