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The Assistant Hub is your comprehensive resource for all vehicle-related questions and requests. Whether you need information on obtaining a new driving licence, understanding vehicle taxes, or any other common automotive concerns, you'll find quick answers and helpful links here. Use the search field for fast and easy access to the information you need.

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Driving licenсes

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Learn to drive a car: step by step Apply for your first provisional driving licence View or share your driving licence information Tell DVLA you've changed address: step by step Replace a lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed driving licence Renew your driving licence Renew your driving licence if you're 70 or over Driver and vehicles account: sign in or set up

Legal obligations

Legal obligations of drivers and riders Check if a health condition affects your driving

Apply for a licence

Apply for your first provisional driving licence Identity documents needed for a driving licence application Track your driving licence application Getting your full driving licence

View a licence

View or share your driving licence information Check someone's driving licence information

Lost or stolen driving licence

Replace a lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed driving licence

Update your licence

Tell DVLA you've changed address: step by step Change the address on your driving licence Change the name or gender on your driving licence Change the photo on your driving licence

Renew, reapply or exchange your licence

Renew your driving licence Renew your driving licence if you're 70 or over Renew your short-term medical driving licence Exchange your paper driving licence for a photocard licence Reapply for a driving licence following a medical condition Reapply for your driving licence if you've been disqualified Exchange a non-GB driving licence Driving in Great Britain on a non-GB licence Driving licence fees Download and order DVLA forms

Upgrade your licence

Adding categories to your driving licence Upgrade an automatic car driving licence to a manual one Driving licence fees Driving a motorhome Driving a minibus

Towing a trailer

Towing with a car Tow a trailer or caravan with a car: safety checks Towing: licence and age requirements

Give up your licence

Voluntarily surrendering your driving licence

Tell DVLA a driver has died

Telling DVLA after someone dies

Codes, categories and points

Vehicles you can drive Driving licence categories Driving a van Driving a minibus Driving a motorhome Driving licence codes Penalty points (endorsements)Compare old and new driving licence categories Vehicle weights explained

Contact DVLA

Vehicle tax, MOT and insurance

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Tax your vehicle Cancel your vehicle tax and get a refund Check if a vehicle is taxed Check the MOT status of a vehicle Check the MOT history of a vehicle Driver and vehicles account: sign in or set up

Legal obligations

Legal obligations of drivers and riders

Pay vehicle tax

Tax your vehicle Vehicle tax Direct Debit payments Apply for vehicle tax in advance Apply to tax a Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV)

Take your vehicle off the road (SORN)

Register your vehicle as off the road (SORN)When you need to make a SORN

Cancel vehicle tax

Cancel your vehicle tax and get a refund

Check or report the tax status of a vehicle

Check if a vehicle is taxed Report an untaxed vehicle

Vehicle tax rates

Vehicle tax rates Historic (classic) vehicles: MOT and vehicle tax Check tax rates for new unregistered cars Vehicle weights explained Calculate tax on employees' company cars Vehicles exempt from vehicle tax Get free vehicle tax if you're a driver with a disability Car fuel and CO2 emissions data

Pay a fine

Pay a DVLA fine Appeal a DVLA fine Driving fines and letters when you do not own the vehicle

Clamped or impounded vehicles

Get a clamped or impounded vehicle released

Change your vehicle tax details

Change your vehicle's tax class Tell DVLA you've changed address: step by step

MOTs

Getting an MOT Check the MOT status of a vehicle Check the MOT history of a vehicle Get MOT reminders Historic (classic) vehicles: MOT and vehicle tax Replace a lost or damaged MOT certificate Report a vehicle with no MOT Check a used vehicle you’re buying Emissions testing Get an annual test (MOT) for a lorry, bus or trailer: step by step

Insurance

Vehicle insurance What to do if your vehicle has been stolen Scrapping your vehicle and insurance write-offs Pass Plus

Contact DVLA about tax

Contact DVSA about MOTs

Driving tests and learning to drive or ride

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Learn to drive a car: step by step Apply for your first provisional driving licence Book your theory test Book your driving test Change your driving test appointment Check your driving test appointment details

Check if you're allowed to drive

Legal obligations of drivers and riders Vehicles you can drive Driving eyesight rules

Get a provisional driving licence

Apply for your first provisional driving licence Driving licence fees Track your driving licence application Download and order DVLA forms

Take driving lessons

Driving lessons and learning to drive Find driving schools, lessons and instructors View or share your driving licence information Complain about a driving instructor Report an illegal driving instructor

Book and manage your theory test

Book your theory test Change your theory test appointment Check your theory test appointment details Cancel your theory test Find a theory test centre Driving test costs

Book and manage your driving test

Book your driving test Change your driving test appointment Check your driving test appointment details Cancel your driving test Find a driving test centre Driving test costs

Car: theory test

Theory test: cars Take a practice theory test The Highway Code Find your lost theory test pass certificate number

Car: driving test

Driving test: cars Emergency driving tests for critical workers 'Show me, tell me' questions: car driving test Claim expenses for a cancelled theory test or driving test Report someone impersonating driving test candidates

When you pass

Getting your full driving licence Pass Plus

Learn to ride a motorcycle or moped

Riding a motorcycle, moped or motor tricycle CBT motorcycle and moped training Find a motorcycle or moped CBT course Replace a lost or stolen motorcycle CBT certificate

Moped and motorcycle tests

Theory test: motorcycles and mopeds Motorcycle and moped tests

When you pass your motorcycle test

Take the DVSA enhanced rider scheme assessment and training Towing with a motorbike

Towing a trailer

Towing with a car Towing: licence and age requirements

Become an HGV or bus driver

Become a qualified heavy goods vehicle (HGV) or bus driver Find training to become a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) driver

Other vehicles

Learning to drive a tractor or specialist vehicle

Contact DVLA about driving licences and applications

Contact DVSA about theory and driving tests

Number plates, vehicle registration and log books

Registration and log books

Get a vehicle log book (V5C)Change vehicle details on a V5C registration certificate (log book)Tell DVLA you've changed address: step by step Tell DVLA you've sold, transferred or bought a vehicle Request information about a vehicle or its registered keeper from DVLA Change your name on your vehicle log book (V5C)

Tell DVLA a driver has died

Telling DVLA after someone dies

Take your car off the road (SORN) and stop paying tax

When you need to make a SORN Register your vehicle as off the road (SORN)Cancel your vehicle tax and get a refund Scrapping your vehicle and insurance write-offs

Number plates

Displaying number plates Get a private (personalised) number plate: step by step Private (personalised) number plates Buy a personalised registration number Find your nearest number plate supplier

Trade registration and plates

Vehicle registration schemes for the motor trade Trade licence plates

Buy, sell or scrap a vehicle

Buy or sell a vehicle

Buy a vehicle: step by step Tell DVLA you've sold, transferred or bought a vehicle Get a vehicle log book (V5C)Check a used vehicle you’re buying Selling a vehicle Check if a vehicle, part or accessory has been recalled

Number plates

Private (personalised) number plates

Written off vehicles

Tell DVLA your vehicle has been written off

Scrap a vehicle

Scrapping your vehicle and insurance write-offs Find a vehicle scrapyard

Cancel vehicle tax and take your vehicle off the road

When you need to make a SORN Register your vehicle as off the road (SORN)Cancel your vehicle tax and get a refund Scrapping your vehicle and insurance write-offs

Driving with medical conditions, Blue Badges and transport for disabled people

Driving with a medical condition

Medical conditions, disabilities and driving Check if a health condition affects your driving Renew your short-term medical driving licence Driving eyesight rules Reapply for a driving licence following a medical condition Can I drive while my application is with DVLA? (INF188/6)Voluntarily surrendering your driving licence Get free vehicle tax if you're a driver with a disability Toll concessions if you have a disability

Blue badges

Apply for or renew a Blue Badge Find out where Blue Badge holders can park Change the details on your Blue Badge Replace a lost, stolen or damaged Blue Badge Blue Badge scheme: information from your council

Help with transport

Transport support services for disabled people Apply for a disabled person's bus pass Apply for an older person's bus pass

Mobility scooters and powered wheelchairs

Using mobility scooters and powered wheelchairs