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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
How to reapply for your driving licence, full or provisional, if you've been disqualified for drink driving or other offences.
Check heavy goods vehicle (HGV) and public service vehicle (PSV) operator applications and decisions
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
Request details about a vehicle's registered keeper: bulk data, anonymised data, mileage data requests, other information requests
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
Who can teach you to drive, practising with friends and family, driving lessons, insurance, using L and P plates.
Find lorry and bus operators by name, address or licence number
When to take motorcycle or moped compulsory basic training (CBT): who needs to take it, how to book the course, and what's involved in the training
Reapply for a driving licence if your licence was taken away (revoked) or if you surrendered your licence following a medical condition
Vehicle tax exemptions and MOT exemptions for vehicles built or first registered before 1984.
Buy a vehicle - how to check you’re not buying a stolen vehicle. Registering, taxing and insuring your vehicle.
Find your lost theory test pass certificate number if you need it to book your driving test
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.
Contact a local council to challenge a parking fine or parking ticket - if it’s a penalty charge notice (PCN)
The legal alcohol limits for drivers in the UK - microgrammes, milligrammes
Qualify as an HGV or bus driver, requalify if you used to drive an HGV or bus, get a provisional licence, take the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) tests.
Application form (V890) to register your vehicle as being off the road, also called a SORN.
Book your approved driving instructor (ADI) or become a DVSA enhanced rider scheme trainer.
What you need to do to ride a motorcycle, moped or motor tricycle - tests and training, minimum ages, vehicle requirements, new licence rules
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