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Learning to drive, step by step
The official steps from your first licence to your full one, with links to the GOV.UK pages you’ll need.
Get your provisional licence
You can apply from 15 years and 9 months old. You can drive a car on the road from 17. Apply on GOV.UK
Start lessons
You don’t need to pass your theory test first. You must be able to read a number plate from 20 metres. See the lessons we teach
Pass your theory test
Multiple-choice questions and a hazard perception test. You need to pass it before you can book your driving test. Book on GOV.UK
Book your driving test
Only you can book and manage your own car driving test. Your instructor will help you judge when you’re ready. Book on GOV.UK
Take your test
An eyesight check, safety questions about the car, and about 40 minutes of driving. What happens during the test
Where you’ll take your driving test
You choose the test centre when you book. The DVSA car test centre in Taunton is at Acres Hill Business Park, off Venture Way. Other centres in the region include Exeter, Yeovil and Weston-super-Mare.
Worth reading while you learn: The Highway Code and the “show me, tell me” safety questions.