Applying for a provisional licence should be your first port of call when you begin to learn to drive. Once you are over the age of 17 it is legal to learn to drive. Applying couldn’t be a simpler process. You can get an application form from your local post office or you can download one from the DVLA website.

You will need to complete the application form and send it to the DVLA along with an original birth cert or passport and a colour passport photo. There is a fee for a provisional driving licence and this should be included too. Providing there are no problems, the DVLA aim to have your licence back to you within two or three weeks. You will receive two documents which are a photo card and an A4 paper document. Keeping both parts safe is crucial as they both make up your licence. You will be required to present both parts of your licence when you go to take your driving test. Your test will be cancelled if you fail to bring both parts of the licence with you.

As soon as you have your provisional licence you can start to learn to drive. There are however, limits to the type and size of car that you are permitted to drive. You are required to have a full licence holder at all times in the car with you when you drive and they must be over 21 and have held their licence for more than three years

The car that the provisional licence holder is driving must be properly insured and have the correct learner signs displayed properly. Paying for a qualified driving instructor can eliminate the hassle of making sure the family car is insured and displaying learner signs. But once you have your provisional driving licence you are ready to go.

If you are looking for a driving related job, any potential employer is well withing their right to do official checks to the type of license you hold . The greatest online resource if you have a nifty website and you crave for SEO or alternativley article marketing services.