Number plates (also known as licence or registration plates) should show your vehicle registration number correctly. You should always ensure that your number plate is clean so that it can be read clearly not covered in dirt or exhaust. Damaged registration plates that cannot be read can result in being pulled over by the police […]

Would you have a personalised registration plate? If not, what are your thoughts on people who do? With countless types of number plates available for all kinds of individuals, it has become something of a trend to have a customised plate on your vehicle. Rather than having a plate that matches their name, a lot […]

P plates stands for Probationary driver which indicates that the driver is a newly qualified driver. Although P plates are not compulsory, it is strongly recommended that new drivers use them as they help to warn other road users that you are a new driver and to be more patient. There have been discussions to […]

For many of us our license plate number is there to identify our car to speed cameras and to help us find it in a busy car park. However, there is so much more behind our license number and how much information it can give us. A normal number plate is made up of 7 […]

  When you are taking regular driving lessons with an instructor who is fully covered by the correct insurance, you may be enthusiastic to continue practicing in between lessons with a family member or a friend. This will give you a chance to practice what you would have learnt on the previous lesson and help […]

The three joint associations of NASP have put together some guidance if you have customers who are granted a critical worker practical test with the DVSA. We have already published the operating procedures that volunteer DVSA examiners will use when conducting a test and have reiterated some of those in the document. This list is […]

A learner motorcyclist was banned after he was stopped by police caught drink-driving. In August, the learner was stopped when Police smelt alcohol and he wasn’t using his L plates. The individual was registered at 76 microgrammes which is way over the legal limit of 35. He was fined £120 and disqualified from driving for […]

We know better than anyone that once you pass your test, all you want to do is go for a spin without your L plates. Remember to always follow the instructions that your instructor has taught you over your course, and to take everything on-board that you will learn in the future. Just because you […]

I first started my driving lessons with Clare in August having never driven a car before. I was very nervous about driving, but Clare was very patient driving instructor and this helped. I noticed over my time with Clare that she was a perfectionist, and she tried to make sure that my driving was 100% […]

Documents Driving licence. You MUST have a valid driving licence for the category of motor vehicle you are driving. You MUST inform the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) if you change your name and/or address. [Law RTA 1988 sects 87 & 99(4)] Holders of non-European Community licences who are now resident in the UK […]