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Find the right phone number, email or postal address to contact DVLA about driving licences, vehicle tax, medical enquiries and vehicle registration
Use the MOT testing service to record MOT test results, update your examiner details, and check and buy MOT slots.
Renew your driving licence online if you're 70 or over. Use form D46P to apply by post
Tell DVLA when your address changes so your driving licence, vehicle log book (V5C), vehicle tax and other details are up to date
Track your driving licence application if you've already made an online application
Tables showing the rates for vehicle tax for different types of vehicle.
Book driving and motorcycle tests for your pupils, check details, change, swap or cancel tests, and manage your availability for car driving tests.
Take free official practice theory tests from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) for cars, motorcycles, lorries and buses
Your vehicle tax is cancelled and you get a refund for any full months of remaining tax when you tell DVLA you no longer have the vehicle or it's off the road
Sign up to get free text or email reminders before your MOT is due. View or cancel existing MOT reminders.
Find an earlier driving theory test, move it to a later date, or change the test centre you take it at.
Application for a vehicle registration certificate, also known as a log book (V5C).
Renew or get vehicle tax if you do not have your reminder letter (V11), email or text message - renew online or at the Post Office with your V5C.
Set up, change or cancel your car tax Direct Debit, swap to another payment method, and what to do if you miss a Direct Debit payment
Check the date and time of your driving test appointment if you've lost or deleted your driving test confirmation email
You could get penalty points (endorsements) on your driving record if you're convicted of a motoring offence
Rules on what motor insurance you need, what to do if you're in an accident, insurance for driving abroad, penalties for uninsured vehicles and drivers.
Some older people can get free travel on local buses - contact your council to check your eligibility and apply for a bus pass
When to book your car driving test, what to take with you, what happens during the test, major and minor faults, and what happens if your test is cancelled.
Check if a vehicle model, part or accessory has been recalled because of a fault in how it was made
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