Theory online - All other countries

The interactive website that partners The Car and Motorcycle Theory Test book

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All other countries

Visiting Great Britain

You can drive vehicles weighing up to 3.5 tonnes and with up to eight passenger seats as long as your full licence or driving permit stays valid for up to 12 months from the date you came to GB. However, if you have a vocational licence you can only drive large vehicles which have been registered outside GB and which you have driven into GB.

Coming to live in Great Britain

Ordinary licences

If your full licence is valid, you can drive any type of small vehicle shown on your licence for up to 12 months from the time you started living in GB.

To continue to drive after this you must pass your driving test before the 12-month period ends. If you get a provisional licence during this period you will not have to display "L" plates, be supervised by a qualified driver, and you will not be stopped from driving on motorways.

If you do not pass a test within the 12-month period you will not be allowed to drive as a full licence holder and the conditions of provisional licences will apply.

If you do not apply for a provisional licence within the first 12 months you must stop driving and get a GB provisional licence. Conditions of provisional licences will then apply.

Vocational licences

You cannot drive large vehicles until you have passed the relevant GB driving test. You must first pass a car driving test before applying for provisional entitlement to drive larger vehicles as a learner.

For more information about how to apply for a provisional GB driving licence, see section 8.