Information, Links & Resources for Learners

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 Get your first provisional driving licence for a car, motorbike, moped or other vehicle from DVLA online. To apply you must:

-Be at least 15 years and 9 months old

-Be able to read a number plate from 20 metres away

-Have been given permission to live in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) for at least 185 days

 Anyone you pay to teach you to drive must be either:

-Qualified and approved driving instructor (ADI)

-A trainee driving instructor

 You can practise driving with family or friends. Anyone you practise your driving with (without paying them) must:

-Be over 21

-Be qualified to drive the type of vehicle you want to learn in, for example they must have a manual car licence if they’re supervising you in a manual car

-Have had their full driving licence for 3 years (from the UK, the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein)

 You must put an L plate on the front and back of your vehicle so they can be seen easily.

In Wales, you can use a D plate instead.

An L plate or D plate must:

-Have a red L or D on a white background

-Be the right size

You can get up to 6 penalty points if you do not display an L plate or if it’s not the right size.

 This test has 50 questions. You need to get 43 correct to pass. You have 57 minutes to do it.

The test can be taken in the 'Test view’ – this is similar to the screens you'll see when you take your real theory test. 

 This test has 3 clips. You can score up to 5 points for each hazard. You need to get 9 points or more in total to pass. 

Each clip

-Features everyday road scenes

-Contains one 'developing hazard'.