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What you need to do before you can drive a car or ride a motorcycle - driving licence, registering your vehicle, insurance, vehicle tax, MOT

You need the right licence to drive a tractor or specialist vehicle, there are also age limits and specific rules for driving tests

• Driving licence requirements

  If you pass a regular car driving test (category B) you’ll get entitlement…

• Age limits

  Category Minimum age Agricultural tractors F 16/17* Road rollers G 21**…

• Practising driving a tractor or specialist vehicle

  You can get a provisional licence for a tractor or specialist vehicle at…

• Driving tests for tractors and specialist vehicles

  The type of driving test you have to do depends on the type of vehicle.…

• Rules for test vehicles

  All test vehicles have to meet certain rules, depending on their category.…

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

Learn to drive a car in the UK - get a provisional licence, take driving lessons, prepare for your theory test, book your practical test

Check if you're old enough, or have the right kind of driving licence, to drive different kinds of vehicle

Driving licence exchange and rules for drivers living in the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland.

• Updated: 23 February 2024

Who can drive a van, the speed limits and weight limits that apply, and rules on loading, drivers' hours and maintenance.

• Updated: 10 June 2025

Appendix to the assessing fitness to drive guide for medical professionals.

• Updated: 7 November 2025

How to give up your driving licence - age, medical condition, standards of fitness, declaration of voluntary surrender

Rules on what motor insurance you need, what to do if you're in an accident, insurance for driving abroad, penalties for uninsured vehicles and drivers.