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You may not have to pay vehicle tax if you’re a driver with a disability
What you need to do before you can drive a car or ride a motorcycle - driving licence, registering your vehicle, insurance, vehicle tax, MOT
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.
Cancel your driving theory test if you no longer need your appointment - give 3 working days' notice to get a refund.
Blue Badge parking permits let disabled drivers and passengers park nearer to where they're going - find out more about Blue Badges from your council
Vehicle tax exemptions and MOT exemptions for vehicles built or first registered before 1984.
A limit of 30 miles per hour or 48 kilometres per hour usually applies to all traffic on all roads with street lighting
Request details about a vehicle's registered keeper: bulk data, anonymised data, mileage data requests, other information requests
Find your lost theory test pass certificate number if you need it to book your driving test
Exchange your paper driving licence for a new photocard licence online.
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 theory test, what to take with you, how the multiple-choice questions and hazard perception test work, and the pass mark
Who can teach you to drive, practising with friends and family, driving lessons, insurance, using L and P plates.
Book your approved driving instructor (ADI) or become a DVSA enhanced rider scheme trainer.
Taking the approved driving instructor (ADI) part 2 test - what you need to bring and what happens during the test.
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
Apply to start qualifying as an approved driving instructor (ADI) with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)
The legal alcohol limits for drivers in the UK - microgrammes, milligrammes
You may need to tell DVLA if you have diabetes, depending on the treatment you're getting
Buy a vehicle - how to check you’re not buying a stolen vehicle. Registering, taxing and insuring your vehicle.
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