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Driving licences for buses and coaches

Driving tests to get your professional driving licence

Details of the tests you must pass to drive a goods or public service vehicle

Driving licence fees

How much it costs to replace, renew or exchange a driving licence, or swap a paper licence for a photocard one

Minimum ages for driving different vehicles

Understand how age restrictions apply to different weights and types of vehicle, including towing trailers

Proof of identity and photographs you need when you apply for a driving licence

ID documents and photos you must provide when you apply for or renew your driving licence

Apply for a provisional licence to drive lorries, buses or minibuses

How to apply for your provisional licence to drive goods vehicles or public service vehicles

Add higher categories to your driving licence

How you can upgrade your driving licence to drive larger vehicles such as vans and buses

Renew the photo on your driving licence every ten years

How to renew your ten-year photocard driving licence

Drivers' licence rules for towing trailers

Check which driving licence you need when you're towing trailers with certain vehicles

Drive a minibus for hire or reward

How to obtain entitlement to drive a minibus with more than nine seats for fare paying passengers

Drive on a licence from an EC or EEA country

Understand how you can drive in the UK with a licence from the European Community (EC) or European Economic Area (EEA)

Drive on a licence from Northern Ireland, Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man or others

Rules for using your licence from Northern Ireland, Jersey, Guernsey, the Isle of Man, Gibraltar and other 'designated' countries

Exchange your foreign driving licence for a GB one

You can exchange your professional driving licence from the European Community (EC) or European Economic Area (EEA) for a British one

How to tell DVLA about a medical condition or surrender your driving licence

Tell the DVLA about any medical conditions or disabilities that may affect your driving

Renew your driving licence entitlement for lorries and buses at 45 or 65

How to renew your licence for larger vehicles when you're aged 45 or 65

 
 
 

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