You need a provisional driving licence to take lessons or practice. You need a provisional driving licence to book your theory test. You must pass your theory test before you can book your driving test. You must have an insurance policy that allows you to drive without supervision.
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Cookies on GOV. UK We use some essential cookies to make this website work. Accept additional cookies Reject additional cookies View cookies. Hide this message. Part of Learn to drive a car: step by step. Apply for your first provisional driving licence. This service is also available in Welsh Cymraeg.
Email us at consumer. Please include a daytime phone number. Submission and publication of all letters is subject to our terms and conditions. A vital document to learn to drive … but getting one is a waiting game with the DVLA.
CG , Bristol Regular readers will know DVLA — and its customers — have had a torrid pandemic that has led to staff strikes and long delays in the processing of licence applications. Happy ending over fine I recently featured a letter from MB of Falmouth whose year-old neighbour was being sent letters about a parking fine, addressed to another man, but at his home.
Reuse this content. They might promise that they can get you your provisional licence quicker, but in reality, you might pay more than you need to and your application may never even be sent off. A provisional is a learning driving licence. It allows you to start learning to drive. Your driving instructor is legally required to check that you possess a provisional driving licence, so make sure you bring it to your first lesson!
When you book both your practical and theory tests, you need to enter your provisional driving licence number. You must also display L-plates on your vehicle. Fun fact: In Wales, they use D-plates instead of L-plates! There are plenty of specialised insurance options that cover people on their provisional licences, such as learner driver insurance. A provisional licence lasts for 10 years.
Bear in mind, however, that once you pass your theory test, you only have two years in which to pass the practical driving test. If you do let 10 years go by and you find yourself needing to renew your provisional licence, you can quickly renew it online by heading to the DVLA.
Everyone loses something every now and again. You can get a replacement provisional licence online with the DVLA if yours has been lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed. This involves:. Yes, drivers with a provisional driving licence can drive at any time of day, as long as they are with a suitable supervising driver. If you then go on to pass your test, these penalty points will be carried over onto your full driving licence. Yes, you can buy a car with a provisional driving licence or even with no driving licence at all!
It is, however, quite common to buy a car on your provisional licence. So, make sure that you take someone qualified car shopping with you. Unfortunately not! Yes, you can apply for a provisional licence without a UK passport as long as you are a resident of the UK. You should send one of the following:.
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