Learning to drive
All you need to know about learning to drive
Provisional Driving Licence
1. First off you need to be 17 (or if you are disabled and in receipt of mobility allowance, 16)
2. Before you can have driving lessons you'll need your provisional licence. Click here to apply online at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) website or go to your post office and fill in form D1.
3. It will cost you £45 for your licence and you'll need a photo and one of the following ID:
- full valid current passport
- UK birth/adoption certificate
- certificate of registry of birth (provided your name is present on the certificate)
- identity card issued by a member state of the European Community/European Economic Area (EC/EEC)
- travel documents issued by the Home Office
- UK certificate of naturalisation
You can get more detail here4. Make sure your eyesight is OK - details about eyesight and driving here
Driving Lessons - your driving instructor
1. Make sure your instructor is an Approved Driving Instructor (ADI) and registered with the Driving Standards Agency (DSA)
2. Make sure your ADI tells you about:-
- all aspects of driving
- what books to read
- when to take your test
- how to practice
Driving Test
Your driving test will be divided in to two parts:-
1. A computerised Theory Test of mainly multiple choice questions and a video-based Hazard Perception Test.
2. A Practical Test of your driving.
You must pass both parts before you can apply for a full driving licence.
And that's all there is to it!
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