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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

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…

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

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

Check if you can supervise friends or family learning to drive a car, what the rules are, how to prepare the car, and how to plan your practice sessions.

• Updated: 1 November 2022

It’s illegal to hold a phone or a sat nav while driving - you'll get penalty points, a fine and can be banned from driving.

• Updated: 31 July 2023

General information for medical professionals about the assessing fitness to drive guide.

• Updated: 15 January 2024

Explains changes to drug driving law and the guidance available for healthcare professionals and users of prescription medicine.

• Updated: 27 August 2017

Advice for medical professionals to follow when assessing drivers with neurological disorders.

• Updated: 27 August 2024