General Information

The minimum age which you can legally drive a car on the public roads
is 17.
If you are disabled and in receipt of mobility allowance, the minimum age
is 16.
Before you can start your driving lessons you need to have a provisional driving licence. You can obtain a provisional driving licence by applying for one to the DVLA: you must complete driving licence application form 'D1'(available from most post office or by contacting the DVLA direct on 0870 240 0009) and 'D750' (application for a photo card licence).
The current cost of a first provisional licence is £29.00.
(car, motorcycle, medium/large vehicle, minibus/bus)
You can apply for your provisional car driving licence up to three months before your seventeenth birthday (however, it would not become valid until you were seventeen).
You MUST NOT drive until you have received this first licence and you have signed it in ink.
Although you can start your driving lessons as soon as your provisional driving licence becomes valid, you cannot book the driving test until you have passed the theory test.

The Driving Test is split into two parts:
A computerised Theory Test of mainly multiple choice questions together with a video-based Hazard Perception Test.
A Practical Test of your driving.
You must pass both parts before you can apply for a full driving licence.
More information about the Theory and Practical tests can be found at the DSA website.
The cost of the theory test is currently £20.50 and of the practical test is £39.00 (on weekdays) or £48.00 (on Saturday and weekday evenings). You can book your theory test either by telephoning 0870 0101 372 or by filling out the form (application for a driving theory test) available from the DSA; you can book your practical test