applying for your provisional license...
Before you can even get into a car and start learning to drive, you'll need to get your hands on a provisional driving licence. To apply for this, you must complete the application form D1 that's available from either the DVLA, or from your local Post Office. It takes about 4 weeks for your application to be processed and for your licence to be sent to you - so if you want to start learning as soon as you hit 17, make sure you apply early!
Got a foreign licence?
Disabled or need special tuition?
essential study materials...
The Highway Code is essential reading for everybody learning to drive. It contains all of the rules and regulations that relate to driving in the UK. As a driver, it's your duty to know these rules - and remember if you don't abide by them, you'll be breaking the law and could end up being prosecuted.
what lessons you'll need...
Your instructor will estimate how long you are likely to need after your first handful of lessons. The current average is 45 hours of tuition (Driving Standards Agency average, 2006), with 22 hours of private practice.
Two-hour lessons and our tips for practicing driving can help you learn faster.
We give you:
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New tuition cars with fully qualified instructors.
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One-to-one tuition with no pick-ups en route
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Pass Plus support after you pass