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10 Learner Driver Rules You Need to Know
Are learner drivers allowed to take passengers? Who's allowed to supervise you? And can you drive at night? We break down the top 10 learner driver rules.
April 9, 2024
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Learning to Drive with Dyspraxia
Learning to drive with dyspraxia can be tricky. This article explores what the rules are, tips to make it easier for yourself, and the first steps to take!
April 9, 2024
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Can a Learner Driver Carry Child Passengers?
Are there rules on learner drivers taking children as passengers? What about on driving lessons: will you be allowed to bring the kids? Find out now.
April 9, 2024
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Help! I've Lost My Provisional Licence — What Do I Do?
Dealing with a lost provisional driving licence can be stressful and confusing. Don't worry though! PassMeFast has put together a simple guide, so in just a few steps you can have it sorted!
April 8, 2024
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History of the UK Driving Licence
UK driving licences have now been around for over a century—and they've changed a lot. Click here to learn how driving licences have changed.
April 8, 2024
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How To Change the Name and/or Gender on your Driving Licence
Need to change the name and/or gender on your driving licence? This quick guide explains exactly what you need to do, and answers some related FAQs.
April 8, 2024
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Which Countries’ Licences Are Valid in the UK?
Planning on visiting or moving to the UK? Wondering if you can drive here on your existing licence? Find out which countries' licences are valid in the UK.
April 8, 2024
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When Can You Use The Hard Shoulder?
Everyone knows what the hard shoulder is, but do you know its exact purpose? Check out our guide to when to use the hard shoulder to avoid any trouble!
April 8, 2024
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Fitness to Drive: Staying Safe on the Roads
To stay safe on the roads, you need to make sure you're physically and mentally fit to drive. Here's when you may be impaired, and what to do about it.
April 5, 2024
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How to Become a Driving Instructor
So, how do you make the leap from qualified driver to top notch teacher? Well, it's quite a journey! Bad news: there will be some tests. Good news: it is totally worth it.
March 6, 2024
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Using Your Mobile Phone in the Car—What Are The Rules?
For many of us, mobile phones almost serve as an extra limb. We spend numerous hours a day scrolling, updating and chatting with the help of our trusty smartphone sidekicks. In fact, we have become so reliant on them that the anxiety when we're without our phone has got its own name — nomophobia.
February 13, 2024
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Speed Awareness Courses—Everything You Need To Know
When it comes to driving, even the most experienced drivers can end up making a small mistake on the road. All it takes is one moment of inattentiveness and you could get snapped by a speed camera going well over the limit.
February 13, 2024
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Smoking in Cars — What are the Rules?
Around 15% of UK adults smoke, and plenty of them are also drivers or looking at taking lessons soon. If that’s you, we’re here to arm you with the information to stay on the right side of the law—particularly as the rules for smoking in cars change depending on the circumstances.
February 13, 2024
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Who Has Priority at an Unmarked Crossroads?
Imagine driving without any rules. No signposts, no traffic signals, no white lines on the roads. Nobody sure of their own rights, let alone anybody else's. Well, although most of the UK roads aren't like that, unmarked crossroads are a bit of an exception. Facing them is like trying to find treasure without a map: chaotic and little frustrating.
February 13, 2024
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What Prescription Drugs Can You Not Drive on in the UK?
Drug driving is illegal — right? Well, if we’re talking about illicit substances, absolutely. But what happens when you take perfectly legal medication as prescribed by your doctor, and then get behind the wheel?
February 13, 2024
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Police and Authorised Person Hand Signals Explained
Signs and signals play a key role in helping to keep drivers safe on the roads—but it isn’t just permanent signs you need to look out for. Certain authorised people can also direct you by giving you hand signals. But because you probably won’t see the police and others using hand gestures all that often, you might not recognise them when you do. We’re here to help rectify that.
February 13, 2024
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Overtaking and Undertaking: What are the Rules?
Ever heard that the biggest danger on the road is other drivers? That may well be true, but sometimes it's good to remember that, to the rest of the general population, that actually means we're the risk!
February 13, 2024
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On-Street Parking Rules Explained
Parking rules can be confusing, even for experienced drivers. But they’re really important to get your head around—not so that you can correctly demonstrate your parking skills on the driving test, but also because you’ll bear responsibility for anywhere you leave a vehicle... for the rest of your life. Dramatic! Stopping in the wrong place can make things dangerous for other road users, so councils and the police disincentivise this by issuing fines Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) and Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs).
February 13, 2024
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Driving with Medical Conditions: All You Need To Know
Over a million people across the UK rely on their cars to help them live with a medical condition. But did you know there are 100+ different conditions that you might need to declare to the DVLA before getting behind the wheel? These are known as 'notifiable conditions' and the exact rules vary depending on the nature of the condition. Some will mean you can continue driving, while others could lead to you being told to surrender your licence.
February 13, 2024
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L and P Plates: What Are The Rules?
Learner drivers are always easily recognisable on the road thanks to the familiar red L plates adorning their vehicle. Meanwhile, new drivers often sport green P plates, proudly showing that they've passed their test.
February 13, 2024
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