Before you can begin driving lessons, you must be in receipt of your Provisional Driving Licence.
Get your first provisional driving licence for a car from the DVLA online. Apply using your Government Gateway ID. If you don’t have one or need to re-register, you’ll get an ID as part of your application.
You can use this service to:
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View your driving record, e.g. vehicles you can drive
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Check any penalty points or disqualifications you have
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Create a licence ‘check code’ to share your driving record with someone, e.g. your driving instructor
The ‘check code’ will be valid for 21 days.
You can’t use this service:
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If your licence was issued outside of England, Wales or Scotland
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To check the progress of a licence application
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To check historical information, e.g. expired penalty points
This is essential reading for any driver & provides all the Highway Code online for free. Use this to improve your knowledge to help pass your theory test.
Practise the official driving theory test from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA). Practice tests are free.
Book your official driving theory test, our local test centre is at Ground Floor, Unit 11, The Depot, Belgrave Road, Exeter, EX1 2FT.
Book your car practical driving test, the online booking service is available from 6am to 11:40pm.
You must usually have passed your theory test before booking & you’ll need your Great Britain or Northern Ireland driving licence number together with a credit or debit card for payment.
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The current practical test fee is £62 (or £75 after 4.30pm, weekends or bank holidays). You must give at least 3 clear working days’ notice to change your test date (e.g. test on Friday you will need to change it on the prior Monday at the latest) or you’ll have to pay again. Sundays and public holidays don’t count as working days.
You can change your appointment up to 6 times – after that you’ll have to cancel your test and book a new one.
Pass Plus is a practical training course that takes at least 6 hours and is for drivers to improve their skills and drive more safely. It can be taken at any time although it should be most useful to new drivers during the first year after passing their test.
There is no test to take and your driving instructor will assess when you have reached the required standard. Some insurers offer discounts off your car insurance if you have successfully completed the training course. Matt Waterfall is a Pass Plus registered Approved Driving Instructor (ADI).