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      Apply for your first provisional driving licence

      Get your first provisional driving licence for a car, motorbike, moped or other vehicle from DVLA online. To apply you must

        Identity documents needed for a driving licence application

        Identity documents needed for a driving licence application

          Book your theory test

          Book your driving theory test for:

          • cars
          • motorcycles
          • lorries, buses and coaches, including the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) part 1a and 1b (theory) and part 2 (case studies)

            Theory test: motorcycles and mopeds

            You need to have a provisional motorcycle licence to book your theory test.

              Change your driving test appointment

              Use this service to:

              • find an earlier driving test (sometimes called a ‘cancellation appointment’)
              • move your driving test to a later date
              • change which test centre you take your test at

                Book a National Driver Offender Retraining Scheme course

                If you’ve been invited to take a National Driver Offender Retraining Scheme course, you can search for courses online. You have to book directly with the course provider.

                 

                  Behaviour in schools: sanctions and exclusions

                  Every school must publish a behaviour policy. It should be available on their website.

                    Check if you need to tell someone about your criminal record

                    You might need to tell an organisation about your criminal record when applying for:

                    • a job
                    • a university or college course
                    • insurance
                    • housing

                      Track your driving licence application

                      If you’ve applied for a new driving licence or renewed your driving licence online, you can track its progress.

                        Renew your driving licence if you’re 70 or over

                        Renew your driving licence online with DVLA for free if you’re 70 or over – or will be 70 in the next 90 days.

                          Replace a lost, stolen or damaged Driver CPC card

                          You must replace your Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) card if it’s been lost, stolen or damaged.

                            Exchange your paper driving licence for a photocard licence

                            You must get a new licence if:

                            • you change your address
                            • you change your name
                            • you want to do Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) training
                            • your licence has been defaced, lost, stolen or destroyed

                              Carer’s Allowance: report changes

                              You must report changes in circumstances if you’re claiming or have applied for Carer’s Allowance, for example if:

                              • you change, start or leave your job
                              • you start earning more than £196 a week
                              • you or the person you care for change address
                              • you stop being a carer
                              • you stop providing at least 35 hours of care a week
                              • you take a holiday or go into hospital - even if you arrange care while you’re away
                              • the person you care for goes into hospital, into a care home or takes a holiday

                                Make changes to your private limited company

                                You must tell Companies House if you change your company’s:

                                • name
                                • address
                                • directors and company secretaries, including changes to their details
                                • type, for example becoming a public limited company or unlimited company
                                • share, for example issuing new shares or changing your share structure
                                • constitution and articles of association - how your company is run
                                • mortgages and loan guarantees (sometimes called ‘charges’), for example if the company takes out a secured loan