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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.
Find driving instructors near you who are approved by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)
Find the details of your nearest driving theory test centres
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
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
Who can teach you to drive, practising with friends and family, driving lessons, insurance, using L and P plates.
When you need an MOT for your vehicle, what it costs, what happens if your vehicle fails, and how to get mistakes on the MOT certificate fixed.
When to take motorcycle or moped compulsory basic training (CBT): who needs to take it, how to book the course, and what's involved in the training
Find lorry and bus operators by name, address or licence number
Find the details of your nearest practical driving test centres
Check heavy goods vehicle (HGV) and public service vehicle (PSV) operator applications and decisions
Get a replacement MOT certificate online if yours is lost or damaged - what you’ll need, other ways to apply, what it costs.
Cancel your driving theory test if you no longer need your appointment - give 3 working days' notice to get a refund.
Vehicle tax exemptions and MOT exemptions for vehicles built or first registered before 1984.
What you need to do to ride a motorcycle, moped or motor tricycle - tests and training, minimum ages, vehicle requirements, new licence rules
Cancel your practical driving or riding test if you no longer need your appointment - give 3 working days' notice to get a refund
Buy a vehicle - how to check you’re not buying a stolen vehicle. Registering, taxing and insuring your vehicle.
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