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In the United Kingdom, a driving licence is the official document which authorises its holder to operate motor vehicles on highways and other public roads. It is administered in England, Scotland and Wales by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) and in Northern Ireland by the Driver & Vehicle Agency (DVA).
Unless one is converting a foreign licence, it is necessary to have passed both components of the theory test before sitting this exam. [18] Passing the practical test entitles one to hold a full UK driving licence. [1] The test candidate must produce their provisional licence for the examiner before the test starts.
The UK’s Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has warned drivers to steer clear of third-party websites that charge “hefty premiums” for licence services.
The DVLA is an executive agency of the Department for Transport. The current Chief Executive of the agency is Julie (Karen) Lennard. [3] The DVLA is based in Swansea, Wales, with a prominent 16-storey building in Clase and offices in Swansea Vale. It was previously known as the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Centre.
New drivers (those who passed their first driving test within the past two years) are subject to a lower threshold of six points, which when reached results in the full licence being revoked; the driver is not banned but must restart the provisional licence process from scratch. [4]
The agency is embroiled in a long-running dispute with the PCS union over Covid-related safety.
A motorist was stopped by police and found to have been driving with a provisional licence which expired 49 years ago. The man, aged in his sixties, was pulled over on Wigan Road in Bamber Bridge ...
If a full car licence was obtained before 1 February 2001 it is not necessary to complete a CBT course to ride a moped. [4] A CBT allows a rider to ride a moped up to 50 cc with a provisional licence from 16 years of age, and a motorbike up to 125 cc from 17 years of age. [5] Compulsory Basic Training consists of five elements; [6]