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Find driving lessons, book and manage theory and driving tests, tests for different vehicles
Learn to drive a car in the UK - get a provisional licence, take driving lessons, prepare for your theory test, book your practical test
Who can teach you to drive, practising with friends and family, driving lessons, insurance, using L and P plates.
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.
If you do not have a UK passport there are other identity documents you can use for your driving licence application
Find out what information DVLA holds about your driving licence or create a check code to share your driving record, for example to hire a car
You can use this account to view your driving record, check details of vehicles and set up vehicle tax reminders with DVLA.
What you need to do before you can drive a car or ride a motorcycle - driving licence, registering your vehicle, insurance, vehicle tax, MOT
Book your official DVSA practical driving test for cars from £62, or other types of practical driving tests, including motorcycle and driving instructor tests
Check someone's driving record - vehicles they can drive, penalty points and disqualifications
Driving licence exchange and rules for drivers living in the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland.
How to get your full driving licence once you've passed your driving test - driving test certificate, photocard, provisional, paper licences
Driving licence categories - entitlements on your licence and what vehicles you can drive - cars, motorcycles, mopeds, medium and large lorries, minibuses and buses.
Codes that DVLA places on your driving licence, and their explanations
Use this tool to see if you can drive in Great Britain with your non-GB driving licence
Renew your driving licence online if you're 70 or over. Use form D46P to apply by post
Check if you need to tell DVLA about a health or medical condition, how to report medical conditions to DVLA
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