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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.
Reapply for a short-term medical driving licence issued for 1, 2, 3 or 5 years because of a medical condition
How to get your full driving licence once you've passed your driving test - driving test certificate, photocard, provisional, paper licences
How to reapply for your driving licence, full or provisional, if you've been disqualified for drink driving or other offences.
Use the online tool to find the tax rate for new unregistered cars
What you need to do before you can drive a car or ride a motorcycle - driving licence, registering your vehicle, insurance, vehicle tax, MOT
Vehicle tax exemptions and MOT exemptions for vehicles built or first registered before 1984.
Who can teach you to drive, practising with friends and family, driving lessons, insurance, using L and P plates.
Check heavy goods vehicle (HGV) and public service vehicle (PSV) operator applications and decisions
Request details about a vehicle's registered keeper: bulk data, anonymised data, mileage data requests, other information requests
Cancel your driving theory test if you no longer need your appointment - give 3 working days' notice to get a refund.
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.
Reapply for a driving licence if your licence was taken away (revoked) or if you surrendered your licence following a medical condition
Exchange your paper driving licence for a new photocard licence online.
Find lorry and bus operators by name, address or licence number
When to book your motorcycle, moped or scooter tests, what to take with you, what happens during the tests, major and minor faults, and what happens if your test is cancelled
Find your lost theory test pass certificate number if you need it to book your driving test
Buy a vehicle - how to check you’re not buying a stolen vehicle. Registering, taxing and insuring your vehicle.
Electric bikes meeting the EAPC regulations can be ridden on the road without being taxed, licensed or insured.
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.
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