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Check fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and vehicle tax bands by make model and registration
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
Vehicle tax exemptions and MOT exemptions for vehicles built or first registered before 1986.
Request details about a vehicle's registered keeper: bulk data, anonymised data, mileage data requests, other information requests
What you need to do before you can drive a car or ride a motorcycle - driving licence, registering your vehicle, insurance, vehicle tax, MOT
Application form to keep a vehicle registration number (personalised number plate) and put it on another vehicle.
Find your lost theory test pass certificate number if you need it to book your driving test
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
How to get your full driving licence once you've passed your driving test - driving test certificate, photocard, provisional, paper licences
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
Book your approved driving instructor (ADI) or become a DVSA enhanced rider scheme trainer.
Use the online tool to find the tax rate for new unregistered cars
Use this tool to see if you can drive in Great Britain with your non-GB driving licence
Electric bikes meeting the EAPC regulations can be ridden on the road without being taxed, licensed or insured.
Exchange your paper driving licence for a new photocard licence online.
The legal alcohol limits for drivers in the UK - microgrammes, milligrammes
Buy a vehicle - how to check you’re not buying a stolen vehicle. Registering, taxing and insuring your vehicle.
How you can train to drive a heavy goods vehicle (HGV): Skills Bootcamps, apprenticeships, vocational courses and driving schools.
Who can teach you to drive, practising with friends and family, driving lessons, insurance, using L and P plates.
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