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Is a provisional A full UK driving licence?

Is a provisional A full UK driving licence?

The provisional driving licence allows you to drive on all UK roads except motorways before you pass your driving test. But you must be supervised by your driving instructor or any other driver over the age of 21 who has held a full driving licence for at least three years.

Can you drive at 16 in the UK with a provisional?

Overview. You can apply for a provisional driving licence when you’re 15 years and 9 months old. You can start driving a car when you’re 17. You can drive a car when you are 16 if you get, or have applied for, the enhanced rate of the mobility component of Personal Independence Payment (PIP).

What’s the difference between a provisional and a driving licence?

With a provisional licence, you can drive with L plates and with a qualified driver present to supervise you. With a full licence, you can drive without supervision and without L plates.

Can I drive on provisional?

What can you do with a provisional licence? Once you have passed your theory test, your provisional licence allows you to drive a car. However, this does not mean you can drive wherever you want and in whatever vehicle you choose.

Can I drive on provisional license?

With a provisional driving licence under your belt, you’re free to start learning to drive a car on public roads, but there are strings attached. You must be accompanied at all times by a full licence holder who is over 21, qualified to drive the vehicle you’re driving and has held their licence for three years.

Is a provisional driving Licence proof of ID?

One of these measures is no longer accepting provisional driving licences as a proof of ID. Our research has shown that provisional driving licences are unreliable documents for a proof of ID. As a result we have decided, for the security of our accounts, that we will no longer accept provisional licences.

What are the rules of driving with a provisional licence?

What are the rules on driving with a provisional licence?

  • Driving on motorways (unless you’re in a car with dual controls and accompanied by an approved driving instructor)
  • Driving anywhere without supervision by another driver aged over 21 who’s held their licence for at least three years (and is fit to drive)

What is the point of a provisional licence?