There are various regulations which depend largely on your country of origin. Please note that the following information only applies to Great Britain, i. England, Scotland, and Wales. There are separate regulations for driving in Northern Ireland, which you can find later in this article, and on the website of the Northern Ireland government services.
The minimum age for driving cars and motorbikes is 17 years old 16 years old for mopeds. If you want to get a vocational license required for driving buses or trucks, you will need to contact the DVLA Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency for more information. The same also applies if you have any health issues or medical conditions that might interfere with your driving ability. Still, drivers from Northern Ireland do not have much to worry about.
If you allow twelve months to pass without passing these tests, you are subject to the same conditions as learner drivers when you apply for your provisional licence, and will be required to display L-plates. This is not the case if you pass both the practical and theory tests within the time frame.
The theory test is designed to test your understanding of the Highway Code and road safety. These are multiple-choice questions on topics such as attitude, road signs, road markings and driving while under the effects of alcohol, drugs or medication.
It is split into two basic parts, with one part testing your ability to spot potential hazards in video clips, while the other part tests your knowledge of road safety. You need to have your provisional licence before you can take your theory test, and the theory test needs to be passed before you can pass your practical test. The practical test will assess your ability to control a car on the roads, and you will usually be required to demonstrate skills such as moving off, indicating, changing gears, turning in the road, parking, reversing, reversing round corners, driving at roundabouts, T-junctions, box junctions and pedestrian crossings, parallel parking, bay parking and hill starts.
You may be tested on your ability to perform an emergency stop or reverse parking, but these are not always part of the test.
You must take the test in a manual car to receive a full UK driving licence. In some cases, you may be able to exchange a foreign driving licence for a UK driving licence even if it was not issued in the European Economic Area or one of the designated countries. Learn more. Asked 7 years ago. Active 7 years ago. Viewed 2k times. Improve this question. Stacey Stacey 19 2 2 bronze badges.
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