You've passed! Finally, you're able to enjoy the freedom of being a fully qualified independant driver, which as you know brings a lot of responsibility so heres a few tips and guidence to help you drive even safer with confidence
Get your full driving licence
Having passed both your Theory and Practical Tests, your examiner will apply to the DVLA for your full driving licence. The driving licence has two parts - a photo card, which is handy to carry in your purse or wallet, and a paper counterpart, which includes the details of your driving entitlement history and any endorsements.
What vehicles can you drive?
Your driving licence will show the vehicle classifications that you're authorised to drive. When you receive your full driving licence from the DVLA, check that it shows the driving entitlement that you expected to receive. For more information, see www.direct.gov.uk/motoring.
Observing the rules
After the time and effort you've put into achieving your full driving licence, the last thing you'll want to do is lose it, so make sure you adhere to the 'rules of the road'. You can get penalty points for a number of driving offences such as speeding and driving without due care and attention, and it takes only six penalty points within two years of passing your test to lose your licence.
Below is a little reminder and a few facts to remember.
Facing penalties
You can be given penalty points for offences like speeding even if you're on a provisional licence. If you reach six or more penalty points within two years of passing your driving test, the DVLA will automatically cancel your driving licence. Any penalty points you received before passing the test also count towards this total of six, if the offence happened within three years of the latest penalty point offence. Passing the retest doesn't remove penalty points from your licence, and if the total reaches 12, you are liable to be disqualified from driving so be aware your test may be passed but you are on the long road of experience and quite a long learning curve. We appreciate all of this is common sense to most new drivers but feel it is worth adding to this section to "refresh" the minds of new drivers. |
