Driving Licence Information

Your driving licence

Advice from Weelz

Applying for a provisional licence

First things first, before you can even get into a car and start learning to drive, you have to get hold of a provisional driving licence

To apply for this, you must complete the application form D1 that's available from either the 'Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency DVLA form ordering service', 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!

If you have an International Driving Permit from overseas which lasts for one year, you will still need to get a UK provisional licence before you can take your test. Note that an International Permit only allows you to drive while you are a vistor to this country

If you have a permanent address in this country you may not normally be considered to be a vistor

If you lose your photocard just before your driving test you will not be able to take the test unless you can get a replacement before the test. If you just lose the paper "counterpart" you should be able to complete a form that the Examiner will have with him at the time of your test

When you pass your test you can apply for a full driving licence. You are advised do this straight away and must do it before a year expires. With newer licences, the Examiner may keep your provisional licence and you will automatically be sent your full licence

For more information about licences visit www.dvla.gov.uk

Get your full licence . . .

Congratulations if you've just you passed! You can now get out on the road. Don't forget that you need to notify the DVLA and exchange your test pass certificate and provisional driving licence for a new 'Full' driving licence as soon as possible. In some cases, the examiner may ensure that this is done for you

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Pass Plus Insurance companies

Check out the savings with Pass Plus

Motor insurers that support the Pass Plus scheme may give you a substantial discount on your motor insurance policy

Insurers will give you at least a one-year's no claims bonus for comprehensive, third party fire and theft and third party policies as soon as you insure your own car

Insurers representing over 60% of the UK private car market have agreed to these discounts. The insurers currently supporting Pass Plus are:

Adrian Flux Insurance Services -Web Only
Churchill Tel:- 0800 200 300
CIS Tel:- 08457 46 46 46
Co-operative Tel:- 0800 28 29 29
Endsleigh -Web Only
Direct Line Tel:- 0845 246 8701
Eagle Star Tel:- 0870 010 8800
Ecclesiastical (Just for Girls!) Tel:- 01452 334795
Insurance World Tel:- 0845 1200 550
Highway Motor Policies at Lloyd's Tel:- 01277 263 636
Norwich Union Tel 0800 092 0561
Provident Tel:- 0800 200 300
Privilege Tel:- 08701 25 65 95
Royal SunAlliance Tel:- 01403 23 23 23
Tesco Tel:- 0845 300 4400
Swinton Tel:- 0800 056 5631
Quinn Tel:- 0800 857 8000
Zurich Tel:- 0800 333 800

Please note that the list of insurers changes from time to time. Some insurance companies will not deal directly with the customers, but through a network of dealers

For the latest list of insurers and further information about the Pass Plus check out Pass Plus official website at:

 www.passplus.org.uk

Keep your car secure - look after your property

You need to think carefully about car theft

Take the security of your car seriously

Just look at theses figures:

At its peak in 1995 over 4.3 million crimes of theft of or from vehicles took place in England and Wales

Police figures show that for every 100,000 cars parked in a car park, 480 are targeted daily by criminals compared with 110 parked outside the home or at work

Stolen cars were believed to be up to 200 times more likely to be involved in crashes and could be used by terrorists or armed robbers for major crimes

The most frequent car theft is external items such as wheel trims, hub caps and number plates

The most frequently reported car theft is the car stereo with personal stuff, bags, clothes and briefcases running a close second

Always think about the security of your car, and never give car thieves an easy ride

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