Provisional Driving Licence - Legal matters - Provisional Driving Licence
Provisional Driving Licence - No, we cannot teach you without a provisional driving licence
Provisional Driving Licence - You must have a provisional driving licence - Provisional Driving Licence
Some people think that they can begin to take driving lessons without a provisional driving licence and then apply for a provisional driving licence as long as they have the provisional driving licence in time for their practical driving test.
I am sorry but nothing could be further from the truth. It is a legal requirement that your driving instructor must check both parts of your provisional driving licence before they may begin to give you your first driving lesson. A provisional driving licence is essential.
Any insurance claim (god forbid that one would arise from a driving lesson) would be invalid if the driving instructor had been teaching a pupil who could not be proven to have held a provisional driving licence at the time. Both instructor and pupil could then be prosecuted both criminally by the crown prosecution service and privately by either the other party or any legal representative acting on their behalf. A provisional driving licence is essential.
No driving instructor will ever risk performing a driving lesson without seeing both parts of a provisional driving licence.
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Provisional Driving Licence - First application
Provisional Driving Licence - First Applications / Provisional Driving Licences.
Before you can learn to drive a car, moped or motorcycle you must apply for a provisional driving licence. If you already hold a valid full driving licence and want to learn to drive larger vehicles, minibuses or buses you will need to apply for a provisional driving licence showing provisional licence entitlement for these vehicles.
Normally, for car drivers, the earliest date your provisional driving licence can become valid is your 17th birthday, however you can apply for the provisional driving licence up to three months before your 17th birthday.
So, if you apply for your provisional driving licence before you are 17 you will still have to wait until your birthday before you can take your theory test.
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Provisional Driving Licence - Apply Online
Apply online for a first provisional driving licence
You can apply for your first provisional driving licence online if you:
- are a resident of Great Britain
- can meet the minimum age requirement
- can meet the minimum eyesight requirement
- are currently not prevented from driving for any reason
- can pay the fee by Mastercard, Visa, Maestro, Electron, Delta or Solo debit or credit card
- have a valid UK passport or another form of identity
- can provide addresses of where you have lived over the last three years
- have access to a printer
If you can fulfill all of the conditions above then please use the link below to access the correct DirectGov page for beginning the process of applying for a Provisional Driving Licence online.
Apply for a Provisional Driving Licence Online
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Provisional Driving Licence - Apply by post
Details for applying by post for your provisional driving lecence
If you have never held a provisional driving licence before you will need to apply for a provisional driving licence. You must complete application form D1 (previously D750) available from Post Office branches, and enclose the appropriate fee.
You must also enclose original documentation confirming your identity and a passport-type size colour photograph taken against a plain light background.
Send your completed provisional driving licence application form and fee to DVLA, Swansea, SA99 1AD or you may be able to use the Post Office Checking Service.
DVLA aim to deliver your provisional driving licence to you within three weeks of receiving your application. It might take longer if we have to check on your health or personal details. You will need to wait for your new provisional driving licence to arrive before driving. Please allow at least three weeks for your provisional driving licence to arrive before contacting DVLA.
If you need to apply for your Provisional Driving Licence by post then please make use of the link below for the up to date DirectGov page that contains links to all of the relevent information.
Apply for a Provisional Driving Licence by post
