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You could get a fine and penalty points if you're caught speeding, or could even lose your licence
Check registration, MOT, tax, vehicle identification number and other details to help make sure a used car is not stolen or unsafe
Driving licence categories - entitlements on your licence and what vehicles you can drive - cars, motorcycles, mopeds, medium and large lorries, minibuses and buses.
Reapply for a short-term medical driving licence issued for 1, 2, 3 or 5 years because of a medical condition
Updating your V5C registration certificate (log book) if you make changes to your vehicle.
Financial help if you're disabled - benefits, housing costs, council tax, vehicle tax exemption, TV Licence, motability schemes, VAT relief
When you can be banned from driving, check when your driving ban ends, reduce your disqualification period, disqualified until you've passed your test, drink-driving offences
How and when to make a SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification) to stop taxing and insuring your vehicle, including when the SORN is valid, penalties and rules for motor traders.
You can change the photo on your driving licence online at any time by renewing your licence - cost, how to pay and apply, applying by post.
The eyesight rules to pass your driving test and for whenever you're driving.
What to do when selling a vehicle: your vehicle log book (V5C), submitting the right information to DVLA, private (personalised) registration numbers.
Types of vehicle that are free to tax (exempt), including vehicles used by disabled people, mobility scooters, and historic vehicles
Learn to drive a car in the UK - get a provisional licence, take driving lessons, prepare for your theory test, book your practical test
Change the amount of vehicle tax you pay when you change your vehicle's engine size, fuel type, or if it becomes exempt from vehicle tax.
Find out how to exchange your non-GB driving licence for a British licence
Reapply for a driving licence if your licence was taken away (revoked) or if you surrendered your licence following a health condition.
How to reapply for your driving licence, full or provisional, if you've been disqualified for drink driving or other offences.
How to register your vehicle and the cost: including new registrations, kit-built vehicles, repairs and restorations, and structural modifications.
Request details about a vehicle's registered keeper: bulk data, anonymised data, mileage data requests, other information requests
You may not have to pay vehicle tax if you’re a driver with a disability
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