Minimum Age For Uk Driving license

Rules for learner drivers and riders..
Before you start to drive or ride, you must:

hold a valid, provisional driving licence for Northern Ireland or Great Britain make sure that any vehicle you drive is roadworthy and properly taxed and insured have a qualified driver with you if you’re driving a car ‘A qualified driver’ is a person who:

Is 21 years old or older has held a full car driving licence for at least three years has a driving licence from Northern Ireland, Great Britain or an EU country. It is important to learn safe driving practice from the beginning of your driving/ riding career because bad habits are hard to break. Experience has shown that learners who have a combination of professional training and private practice do better during the driving test. Get together with your instructor and the person who will be helping you to practise and discuss what you need to focus on.

Order your official DVSA learning to drive books and DVDs online – TSO website(external link opens in a new window / tab) Safe driving habits Learning safe driving habits from the start will improve your safety and that of other road users. If you want to practise your driving, you must have a qualified driver in the car with you.

As a learner driver, the car you learn to drive in must display ‘L’ plates. Put an ‘L’ plate on the front and back of your vehicle so they can be easily seen. These plates should be removed when the vehicle is not being driven by a learner, as
the maximum speed limit for a vehicle displaying ‘L’ plates is 45mph. This is whether the driver is a learner or not (with the exception of goods vehicles, buses and coaches on a motorway).