DRIVER AND VEHICLE STANDARDS AGENCY (DVSA)

To access the Government Agency that sets the Driving Theory and Practical Driving Tests click here. To book or amend Driving Theory and Practical Driving Tests online click here (BE AWARE other non-official sites may charge a booking fee!) or you can phone the DVSA on 0300 2001122 (Monday to Friday - 8am to Midday).

When booking your practical driving test, the DVSA will send confirmation by e-mail to the e-mail address you supply them with. No conformation is sent to confirm a practical driving test so ensure you have received and printed off the confirmation e-mail.

You can find your theory test pass certificate number online if you have lost your original letter by clicking here. You'll need this information when you book your practical driving test. A printout containing the relevant theory test pass information would be suitable proof when attending a practical driving test in the event you can't find the original theory pass letter.

 

 PASS PLUS

 

To visit the Pass Plus website click here.

 

DRIVER & VEHICLE LICENCING AGENCY (DVLA)

The Government Agency responsible for issuing driving licences. To visit the DVLA website click here.

 

If you're unsure whether you need to advise DVLA of a medical condition, check via DVLA Medical A-Z.

If you have a driving licence issued in another country you can check whether you can drive in the UK using this DVLA driving entitlement link.

GOV.UK WEBSITE

Government website bringing together the bulk of Government motoring information including applying for a provisional driving licence, applying for Driving Theory & Practical Driving Tests and Pass Plus. Click here to visit the Gov.uk website.

 

"KNOW YOUR TRAFFIC SIGNS" BOOKLET

Availalable free of charge online. You can go to an individual section for images and information on traffic signs, signals and road markings. Or, you can download the booklet in full. Click here to read or download the booklet.

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SHARING DRIVING LICENCE INFORMATION

 

From June 2015, the driving licence counterpart no longer has any legal status. In order for driving instructors, hire car companies, employers, etc to check driving entitlements they will need to access the online "Share Driving Licence" service and to do this they require a "Check Code" from the licence holder, which can only be used once and is only valid for 21 days together with the last 8 digits of the driving licence number.

 

To generate the "Check Code" please click here and provide the code together with the last 8 digits of your driving licence number to your driving instructor immediately.

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DRIVING TEST CANCELLATIONS FOR ALL

Driving Test Cancellation For All is one of a number of services which search for and book earlier practical driving tests to what you have already booked.

Driving test cancellations and new DVSA driving test releases are normally only available for moments, owing to the number of people looking for earlier dates. Driving Test Cancellations 4 All practical test cancellation finder works by scanning the DVSA system regularly for any cancellations that become available that meet your test date, time and test centre criteria. Should a match be found Driving Test Cancellations 4 All would then text and email you to advise of the available test. If it is suitable, you just need to reply to let Driving Test Cancellations 4 All know and they will change your test over for you. You typically have 12 minutes to respond because Driving Test Cancellations 4 All reserve the test.

If the test is not suitable, just ignore the email / text message and wait for more test notifications. You can use each practical test cancellation finder account for unlimited test changes. This means you can use each account until the you pass the practical driving test.

Driving Test Cancellations 4 All provide a refund of your payment if they do not notify you of a test date and the test date is not changed outside of their service.

Shamrock Driving School are able to offer a discounted price of £11 (£18 on Driving Test Cancellations 4 All website) for the Driving Test Cancellations 4 All service to our pupils!

 

To visit the Driving Test Cancellations For All website click here.

Shamrock Driving School accept no liability for the services provided by Driving Test Cancellations 4 All who are a third party supplier.

NATIONAL LEARNER DRIVER INSURANCE

Shamrock Driving School Customers are able to take advantage of National Learner Driver Insurance which is only available through driving instructors and offers exclusive car insurance rates to learner drivers undertaking private practice where they are receiving professional driving tuition. Policies can be taken out from 2 weeks to 5 months, can be renewed as often as required and cost from only £1.85 per day! Click on the National Learner Driver Insurance banner below to learn more!

 

 

 

 

 

YOUNG DRIVER CAR INSURANCE

iKube car insurance for young drivers offers discounts for young drivers who don't drive between 11pm and 5am. iKube also give discounts for Pass Plus. A blackbox called an i-kube is fitted to your car and if you drive between 11pm and 5am ("red hours") you will still be fully insured but an additional insurance premium will be charged. In the second year data that the iKube box has recorded over the first year of your insurance is used to provide you with an individual renewal premium. Your renewal premium will be based on things such as average speeds on different types of road, types of roads travelled on, actual annual mileage and how often if at all you've driven during the iKube red hours. Phone iKube on 0844 3460259 to learn more and apply!

Collingwood Insurance Services Ltd (CISL), Provisional Marmalade & Dayinsure Learner Driver Insurance
Collingwood Insurance Services Ltd (quote referral code 306373 to automatically receive discounted renewal rates), Marmalade, Endsleigh and Dayinsure offer short term learner driver car insurance policies, which provide comprehensive insurance covering the learner driver whilst undertaking practice accompanied by a relative or friend and driving their car without risk to the car owner's insurance. Dayinsure provide cover from 1 day to 3 months but you cannot undertake practice between 10pm and 6am, which isn't unreasonable. With Collingwood Insurance Services Ltd you can use the policy to insure and tax a vehicle which belongs to the learner driver (i.e. where they are the registered keeper on the V5 document). Click on the Collingwood Insurance Services banner below to learn more!

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Co-operative Young Driver Insurance offer a pay how you drive policy where they fit a 'smartbox' into 17-25-year-olds' cars to monitor acceleration, braking, cornering and time of driving and charge you for insurance every 90 days. The price of the insurance will then go down by around 10% or up by around 15% depending on how well the car's been driven. "Severe" driving could see your insurance cancelled. There is an online dashboard where you can track your driving style daily and discover useful tips to help you improve your driving to reduce the cost of your car insurance.

Marmalade, Insure the Box, Ingenie, Carrot, Autosaint, Bell from Admiral, Direct Line and Tesco Bank Car Insurance offer similar policies and AA Drivesafe have reported premium savings of up to £850 compared with standard inexperienced driver policies. Specific young driver brokers such as Only Young Drivers, Adrian Flux, Endsleigh and Swinton's Young Driver Insurance are worth checking out.

Other options include taking out a limited mileage policy if you're only going to be driving a few thousand miles a year or only add under 25s to insurance policies on a temporary basis, from one day to a few months (e.g. if only visiting or at home from university, etc.) The AA and Brightside offer short-term options.

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