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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Check if you're eligible for a Blue Badge and apply or renew
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.
You must have motor insurance to drive your vehicle on UK roads. Third…
If you have an accident causing damage or injury you must give the…
If you’re driving in most European countries All UK vehicle insurance…
You must have motor insurance for your vehicle if you use it on roads and…
It’s illegal to drive a vehicle on a road or in a public place without at…
Hand luggage restrictions at UK airports - carry-on luggage, checked-in baggage, restricted items and liquids, electronic devices carried from Turkey, Lebanon, Egypt and Saudi Arabia
There are restrictions on what items you can take in your hand luggage and…
There are restrictions on the amount of liquids you can take in your hand…
When travelling with a baby you’re allowed to take enough baby food, baby…
Musical instruments Contact your airline before you book if you want to…
You’re allowed to carry the following in your hand luggage: essential…
You can only take certain electronic devices and electrical items on…
Allowed in hand luggage Allowed in hold luggage Sports parachute Yes Yes…
Allowed in hand luggage Allowed in hold luggage Tool with a blade or shaft…
You cannot take any of these items as hand luggage or in the hold:…
You cannot take any guns or firearms (including air rifles and starting…
The rules for child car seats and booster seats - height, weight, age, type of vehicle, car, minibus, licensed taxi
The Highway Code is essential reading for all road users, including pedestrians, mobility scooter users, cyclists, horse riders, drivers and motorcyclists.
Book a National Driver Offender Retraining Scheme course
Blue Badge parking for people with disabilities: who can get a badge and how to apply.
Some older people can get free travel on local buses - contact your council to check your eligibility and apply for a bus pass
How to pay or challenge a penalty charge notice (PCN) or parking ticket - fixed penalty notice (FPN), standard or excess charge notice.
What you need to know about crossing the UK border and visiting the UK.
Financial help if you're disabled - benefits, housing costs, council tax, vehicle tax exemption, TV Licence, motability schemes, VAT relief
Contact your local council to find out who issues disabled bus passes in your area as part of the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme
Find out how to pay a local council for a parking fine or parking ticket - if it’s a penalty charge notice (PCN)
When you can be banned from driving, check when your driving ban ends, reduce your disqualification period, disqualified until you've passed your test, drink-driving offences
Learn to drive a car in the UK - get a provisional licence, take driving lessons, prepare for your theory test, book your practical test
A limit of 30 miles per hour or 48 kilometres per hour usually applies to all traffic on all roads with street lighting
Blue Badge parking permits let disabled drivers and passengers park nearer to where they're going - find out more about Blue Badges from your council
Check fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and vehicle tax bands by make model and registration
Traffic signs used, including signs giving orders, warning signs, direction signs, information signs and road works signs.
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.
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