How do I get my provisional driving licence?
Applying for your driving licence: First things first, before you can even get into a car and start learning to drive, you have to get hold of a provisional driving licence. To apply for this, you must either i) complete the application form D1 that’s available from either the ‘Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) form ordering service’, or from your local Post Office, or ii) you can apply for your first provisional driving licence for a car @ the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency’s (DVLA) secure and easy to use online service. It takes about 10 working days for your licence to be sent to you, slightly longer if you apply by post! – so if you want to start learning as soon as you hit 17, make sure you apply early! • How do I know if my eyesight meets the requirements to drive? The easiest way to check this yourself is to try to read a vehicle number plate with letters 79.4mm (3.1in.) high at a minimum distance of 20.5 meters (67 feet). These are normally the number plates in th
