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Advice for medical professionals to follow when assessing drivers with neurological disorders.
Advice for medical professionals to follow when assessing drivers with psychiatric disorders.
When to book your car driving test, what to take with you, what happens during the test, major and minor faults, and what happens if your test is cancelled.
You can book your driving test when you’ve passed your theory test. You do…
You must take: your UK driving licence your theory test pass certificate,…
You can take your driving test in your own car rather than your driving…
There are 5 parts to the driving test: an eyesight check ‘show me, tell…
There are 3 types of faults you can make: a dangerous fault - this…
Your driving test can be cancelled or stopped because of bad weather,…
When you book your driving test you should say if you have a: disability…
What driving instructors should do to carry out realistic mock driving tests, including what needs to be in the test, assessing faults and recording the result.
Advice for medical professionals for assessing fitness to drive.
You can sit in and observe a driving test if you're 16 or over, but you cannot take any part in the test and you must follow certain rules.
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.
Advice for medical professionals to use when assessing drivers with cardiovascular disorders.
Apply for your site to be approved to host heavy goods vehicle (HGV) or Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) part 4 tests.
Appendix to the assessing fitness to drive guide for medical professionals.
Advice for medical professionals to follow when assessing drivers with miscellaneous conditions.
EU and GB domestic rules for drivers of goods vehicles and passenger-carrying vehicles
Advice for medical professionals to follow when assessing drivers with drug or alcohol misuse or dependence.
Supports motorists by making driving as straightforward, accessible, environmentally responsible and safe as possible.
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.
Crackdown on unfair enforcement and blanket 20mph limits will improve drivers’ lives, reduce congestion and make journeys smoother.
When you can take a drink-drive rehabilitation course to reduce your driving ban: what it costs, and what happens when you’ve done it
Keep a record of the driving practice you do with family or friends when you're learning to drive a car so you can show your driving instructor.
You must make sure your car, motorcycle or other vehicle is safe to drive (‘roadworthy’) all year round.
We carry out driving tests, approve people to be driving instructors and MOT testers, carry out tests to make sure lorries and buses are safe to drive, carry out roadside checks on drivers and vehicles, and monitor vehicle recalls. DVSA...
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