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Contact the police to report a vehicle with no MOT - you need the vehicle's number plate, make, model and colour.
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
Learn to drive a car in the UK - get a provisional licence, take driving lessons, prepare for your theory test, book your practical test
Find driving instructors near you who are approved by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)
What you need to do to ride a motorcycle, moped or motor tricycle - tests and training, minimum ages, vehicle requirements, new licence rules
Find the right number, email or address to contact DVSA about driving tests, instructor services, MOT, operator licensing and Driver CPC.
The eyesight rules to pass your driving test and for whenever you're driving.
Find the details of your nearest practical driving test centres
When to book your motorcycle theory test, what to take with you, how the multiple-choice questions and hazard perception test work, and the pass mark
What you need to do before you can drive a car or ride a motorcycle - driving licence, registering your vehicle, insurance, vehicle tax, MOT
Find the details of your nearest driving theory test centres
Find a compulsory basic training (CBT) course to learn to ride a motorcycle or moped
Vehicle tax exemptions and MOT exemptions for vehicles built or first registered before 1984.
How to get your full driving licence once you've passed your driving test - driving test certificate, photocard, provisional, paper licences
Who can teach you to drive, practising with friends and family, driving lessons, insurance, using L and P plates.
When you need an MOT for your vehicle, what it costs, what happens if your vehicle fails, and how to get mistakes on the MOT certificate fixed.
Cancel your driving theory test if you no longer need your appointment - give 3 working days' notice to get a refund.
Get a replacement MOT certificate online if yours is lost or damaged - what you’ll need, other ways to apply, what it costs.
Cancel your practical driving or riding test if you no longer need your appointment - give 3 working days' notice to get a refund
Buy a vehicle - how to check you’re not buying a stolen vehicle. Registering, taxing and insuring your vehicle.
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