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Search for a personalised number plate registration and buy it from DVLA online or at auction
Codes that DVLA places on your driving licence, and their explanations
Check if a vehicle model, part or accessory has been recalled because of a fault in how it was made
How to pay or challenge a penalty charge notice (PCN) or parking ticket - fixed penalty notice (FPN), standard or excess charge notice.
Some older people can get free travel on local buses - contact your council to check your eligibility and apply for a bus pass
Anonymously report an untaxed vehicle that you’ve seen.
Find out how to pay a local council for a parking fine or parking ticket - if it’s a penalty charge notice (PCN)
Change the name, title or gender on your driving licence by completing form D1 and sending it with your licence and supporting documents to DVLA.
You could get a fine and penalty points if you're caught speeding, or could even lose your licence
Check the date and time of your driving test appointment if you've lost or deleted your driving test confirmation email
Find a business that sells number plates for your vehicle
Scrap your vehicle at an authorised treatment facility if it’s reached the end of its life and you want to dispose of it
Find the details of your nearest driving theory test centres
Driving licence categories - entitlements on your licence and what vehicles you can drive - cars, motorcycles, mopeds, medium and large lorries, minibuses and buses.
If you do not have a UK passport there are other identity documents you can use for your driving licence application
Find the details of your nearest practical driving test centres
When to book your car theory test, what to take with you, what happens at the test centre, how the multiple-choice questions and hazard perception test work, and the pass mark.
Book a National Driver Offender Retraining Scheme course
Check registration, MOT, tax, vehicle identification number and other details to help make sure a used car is not stolen or unsafe
Update your HGV or PSV operator licence (O licence), add more vehicles, increase your vehicle limit and add or remove a transport manager
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