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How to get your full driving licence once you've passed your driving test - driving test certificate, photocard, provisional, paper licences
Check if you're old enough, or have the right kind of driving licence, to drive different kinds of vehicle
Fees to renew, exchange or amend your full or provisional driving licence - or to get a duplicate if yours has been lost, stolen or damaged
Exchange your paper driving licence for a new photocard licence online.
Use this tool to see if you can drive in Great Britain with your non-GB driving licence
Driving licence renewals - find out when and how to renew your lorry, bus, minibus or coach licence.
How to give up your driving licence - age, medical condition, standards of fitness, declaration of voluntary surrender
Check if you need an international driving permit (IDP) to drive abroad on holiday and how to exchange your licence if you move abroad - including driving in the EU after Brexit.
How to apply for a taxi or private hire vehicle (PHV) driving licences inside and outside London
What you need to tell DVLA and how to deal with vehicle tax if someone who was a driver has died
Taking your car out of the UK - when VAT is not payable on a car you're exporting, procedures, registration and vehicle tax.
You may be able to get provisional entitlement to higher category vehicles, and automatic entitlement to lower categories if you pass a higher category driving test.
Tell DVLA you want to surrender your driving licence due to a medical condition.
Find out if you can drive a minibus and what licence you need - when you need to have a PCV D1 category licence
To find out what information DVLA holds about you, and your vehicle, you can make a subject access request (SAR). The quickest way is to fill in the form and submit by email.
Explanations of the different terms you might see on your driving licence
Check what type of drivers' hours rules you need to follow if you drive a goods vehicle or a bus or coach.
Groups and categories for driving licences issued before 15 October 2012 - find equivalent new licence categories and what vehicles you can drive
To drive a road legal quad bike you must have it approved, registered, taxed and given an MOT if needed
Application form for motor traders and vehicle testers for duplicate or replacement trade licence or plates.
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