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It's illegal to drive if you're unfit to do so because you're on legal or illegal drugs, or you have certain levels of drugs or medicine in your blood
Record the details of scheduled delegated driving tests with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)
Check, change or cancel your approved driving instructor (ADI) or enhanced rider scheme trainer theory test.
Report certain types of medical conditions to DVLA if you're a car driver or motorcyclist.
Who needs to use a tachograph and exemptions; digital and analogue tachographs; guidance for goods vehicles, passenger carrying vehicles (PCVs) and light vehicles
How to upgrade an automatic car driving licence so that you can drive a manual car
Find your nearest weighbridge if you need to weigh your van, lorry, trailer, tractor or other vehicle
When to tell DVLA if you've had a stroke or TIA (mini-stroke), forms to fill in and send if you need to inform DVLA
Check which new hybrid and electric vehicles (EV), including cars, vans, trucks and motorbikes, are eligible for a government plug-in grant.
Apply for a refund of out-of-pocket expenses if your theory test or driving test was cancelled with less than 3 clear working days’ notice.
Sign in to use the Notification of Vehicle Arrivals (NOVA) service
Update your personal details on the approved driving instructor (ADI) register and publish your details for learner drivers to see.
Trade licence plates - who can use them, when they can be used and how to get a trade licence
How to display number or licence plates, get plates made up, replace lost, damaged or stolen plates, and the national letters, flags and symbols you can display.
You must tell DVLA if you have high blood pressure and drive a bus, coach or lorry - download the correct form to let them know
Check how to get an annual test (MOT) for a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) or public service vehicle (PSV) - how to book the test, prepare the vehicle and documents and the test result.
Steps you must follow when importing vehicles into the UK, including making an import declaration, paying VAT and duty and telling HMRC using the NOVA service.
An online service for viewing test histories and roadside check reports for your commercial vehicles and checking your Operator Compliance Risk Score (OCRS)
Tax your vehicle up to 2 months in advance if it's due to run out while you're away from home
Find out how much you have to pay and where you have to collect your vehicle from if it's been clamped or impounded
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