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Legal Responsibilities

As a learner driver, it is your responsibility to know how the law relates to both yourself and your vehicle:


  • You must have a valid provisional driving license when learning to drive.

  • You must be accompanied by a supervising driver who must be over 21 with at least 3 years driving experience.

  • You must only drive a vehicle that is; displaying L plates, insured for your use, taxed and MOT'd, roadworthy.

  • You must know and follow the highway code.

You should understand how the following affects your driving:

Health

  • You must be medically fit to drive, and able to be in full control of your car at all times.

  • If you have certain health conditions then you may need to notify the DVLA and update them if anything gets worse or changes with your health conditions.

  • If you are taking any medication you must check that it is safe to drive whilst taking them.

  • Some over the counter medications can make you drowsy and affect your ability to drive safely

  • Even simple injuries and illness like colds and twisted ankles can affect your ability to drive safely. You must not drive if you are not in a fit state to do so.

Eyesight

Alcohol and Drugs

Tiredness

Mobile Phones


If a police officer asks you to, you must be able to show:

If you don’t have the documents with you at the time, you may be asked to take them to a police station within 7 days.




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