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You could get a fine and penalty points if you're caught speeding, or could even lose your licence
The rules for child car seats and booster seats - height, weight, age, type of vehicle, car, minibus, licensed taxi
Children must normally use a child car seat until they’re 12 years old or…
A child aged 3 or older can travel in a back seat without a child car seat…
Book a National Driver Offender Retraining Scheme course
Check if you need to tell DVLA about a health or medical condition, how to report medical conditions to DVLA
How to pay or challenge a penalty charge notice (PCN) or parking ticket - fixed penalty notice (FPN), standard or excess charge notice.
When to tell DVLA about a medical condition or disability - what will happen to your licence, renewing or reapplying for your licence.
When you can be banned from driving, check when your driving ban ends, reduce your disqualification period, disqualified until you've passed your test, drink-driving offences
Find out how to pay a local council for a parking fine or parking ticket - if it’s a penalty charge notice (PCN)
Use this service to pay any money you owe DVLA for not taxing your vehicle or declaring a Statutory Off Road Notification (SORN)
The eyesight rules to pass your driving test and for whenever you're driving.
A limit of 30 miles per hour or 48 kilometres per hour usually applies to all traffic on all roads with street lighting
What you need to do before you can drive a car or ride a motorcycle - driving licence, registering your vehicle, insurance, vehicle tax, MOT
You may not have to pay vehicle tax if you’re a driver with a disability
How to reapply for your driving licence, full or provisional, if you've been disqualified for drink driving or other offences.
Reapply for a short-term medical driving licence issued for 1, 2, 3 or 5 years because of a medical condition
The legal alcohol limits for drivers in the UK - microgrammes, milligrammes
Reapply for a driving licence if your licence was taken away (revoked) or if you surrendered your licence following a medical condition
You could be imprisoned, banned from driving and face a fine if you're found guilty of drink-driving
You may need to tell DVLA if you have diabetes, depending on the treatment you're getting
Electric bikes meeting the EAPC regulations can be ridden on the road without being taxed, licensed or insured
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