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BEFORE YOU START
Before you can start learning to drive with ‘Steer We Go’ please make sure you have your Provisional Driving Licence, and that you meet the current eyesight requirements.
Provisional Driving Licence
You must hold a valid, Provisional Driving Licence and be at least 17 years of age to drive a car on the road. As an exception, if you get or have applied for the enhanced rate of the Mobility Component of Personal Independent Payment (PIP), you can apply when you are 16 years of age.
You can apply for your provisional licence up to three months before your 17th birthday however, you will still have to wait until your birthday before you can take your theory test and start lessons.
Driving licences are issued by the Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency (DVLA).
How to apply for a Provisional Driving Licence
You will need to provide original documentation confirming your identity (e.g a current passport), and a passport style colour photograph. Further details of what identity documents you can use can be found online at: Identity Documents needed for a driving licence application.
ONLINE
Apply online at: Apply for your first provisional driving licence.
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The current fee for an online application is £34 when applying online. These fees may be subject to change.
POST
Apply by post by completing a D1 application form available from a Post Office, find you Nearest Post office by clicking here.
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The current fee for application by post is £43. These fees may be subject to change.
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Send your completed D1 application form and payment to DVLA, Swansea, SA99 1AD. If you don’t want to send your Identity documents through the post the Post Office offer a premium checking service for a small fee. The staff will check your application and Identity documents, forward the application form to the DVLA and return the identity documents to you.
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Eyesight Requirements
Before you start to drive you need to ensure your eyesight meets certain requirements.
The regulations state that to drive you must be able to read a number plate, in good daylight, from 20.5 metres (67 feet) for old-style number plates or 20 metres (65 feet) for new-style number plates.
The easiest way to check this yourself is to try to read a number plate at the specified distance and if you can not do this, then you should visit an optician before you start to drive. If you need to wear glasses or corrective lenses to read the number plate that is fine, however, you must wear them whenever you drive.
Further information is available online at:
