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How to upgrade an automatic car driving licence so that you can drive a manual car
How to display number or licence plates, get plates made up, replace lost, damaged or stolen plates, and the national letters, flags and symbols you can display.
Find training courses to qualify to become an approved driving instructor (ADI)
What you need to tell DVLA and how to deal with vehicle tax if someone who was a driver has died
Record the details of scheduled delegated driving tests with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)
Who needs to use a tachograph and exemptions; digital and analogue tachographs; guidance for goods vehicles, passenger carrying vehicles (PCVs) and light vehicles
Apply and pay for a HGV, PSV or interim operator licence (O licence) if you use vehicles to transport goods or passengers.
Trade licence plates - who can use them, when they can be used and how to get a trade licence
Find out how much you have to pay and where you have to collect your vehicle from if it's been clamped or impounded
Explanations of the different terms you might see on your driving licence
Get a criminal record check if you're applying to become an approved driving instructor (ADI)
Check how to get an annual test (MOT) for a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) or public service vehicle (PSV) - how to book the test, prepare the vehicle and documents and the test result.
If your car or other vehicle has seat belts you must use them, with only a few exceptions
Tax and reporting rules for employers providing company cars, including fuel
Check which electric (plug-in) and hybrid vans, trucks and motorbikes are available for a grant.
Taking the approved driving instructor (ADI) part 3 test - what you need to bring and what happens during the test.
Find your nearest weighbridge if you need to weigh your van, lorry, trailer, tractor or other vehicle
Apply for compensation for damage to your vehicle - report the damage, fill in the damage report form, provide evidence
To drive a road legal quad bike you must have it approved, registered, taxed and given an MOT if needed
Find out what to do if you receive a fine or letter about a car or other vehicle you do not own
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