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Apply for your first provisional driving licence from DVLA online to drive a car, motorbike or moped.

Who can teach you to drive, practising with friends and family, driving lessons, insurance, using L and P plates.

• Overview

  You can apply for a provisional driving licence when you’re 15 years and 9…

• Taking driving lessons

  Anyone you pay to teach you to drive must be either: a qualified and…

• Practising with family or friends

  You can practise driving with family or friends. Anyone you practise your…

• Using 'L' and 'P' plates

  You must put an L plate on the front and back of your vehicle so they can…

Track your driving licence application if you've already made an online application

• Track your application online

  If you’ve applied for a new driving licence or renewed your driving…

• If you have a 14 digit reference number

  If you’ve applied for a full or provisional licence online, you can track…

• If you have an ‘FP’ reference number

  If you’ve already made an online provisional driving licence application…

Replace your full or provisional driving licence with DVLA if it's been lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed.

Apply online to renew your 10-year driving licence, full or provisional - cost, payment methods, documents and information you need

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.

You may be able to get provisional entitlement to higher category vehicles, and automatic entitlement to lower categories if you pass a higher category driving test.

Application for a provisional statement under section 29 of the Licensing Act 2003 for a premises.

What you need to do to ride a motorcycle, moped or motor tricycle - tests and training, minimum ages, vehicle requirements, new licence rules