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Learning
to Drive - The Rules
Thinking about learning
to drive soon? Get up to speed with the rules and regulations outlined
by the DVLA.
Rules for
Learner Drivers:
Before you start to drive, you must:
Hold a valid, provisional driving licence
for Great Britain or Northern Ireland
make sure that any vehicle you drive is roadworthy and properly
taxed and insured.
It is important to learn safe driving practice
from the beginning of your driving career because bad habits are
hard to break.
Ensuring that you have professional driver
training will not only make you a safer driver when you pass your
test, but will greatly increase the chances of being able to pass
the test in the first place! We offer professional driver training
for learners – we know what the examiner is looking for, and
how best to teach these skills required to pass the test and be
a good driver.
If you want to practise your driving with
an accompanying driver, the accompanying driver must be over the
age of 21 and must have held (and still hold) a full licence for
three years.
If you wish to go out with a friend or parent
as a learner driver you must still display 'L' plates ('L' or 'D'
plates in Wales) in a conspicuous position on the front and rear
of the vehicle you are driving.
Minimum age you can take a driving
test:
You can take your theory test once your provisional
licence becomes valid.
Normally, for car drivers, the earliest date your provisional licence
can become valid is your 17th birthday, however you can apply for
the licence up to three months before your 17th birthday. So, if
you apply for your provisional licence before you are 17 you will
still have to wait until your birthday before you can take your
theory test.
Disability living allowance.
If you are receiving disability living allowance
at the higher rate your provisional licence will come into effect
when you are 16, but you can apply for it within three months of
your 16th birthday.
Make sure you avoid learning to drive with
an illegal instructor. Learn about the things you must look for
with a new instructor here.
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