Licence Information

Please click on the links below for more information:

• Offence Codes
  
  
• Categories
  
  
• Driving Licence Codes
  
  
• Link: www.direct.gov.uk/Motoring/DriverLicensing/fs/en
  Everything from, 'What you can drive and your obligations' to 'Endorsements and disqualifications'.



• Link: www.highwaycode.gov.uk/drivers.htm
  Many of the rules in the Code are legal requirements, and if you disobey these rules you are committing a criminal offence. You may be fined, given penalty points on your licence or be disqualified from driving. In the most serious cases you may be sent to prison.



• Link: www.dsa.gov.uk
  The Driving Standards Agency is an executive agency of the Department for Transport (DfT) and is part of the Driver, Vehicle and Operator (DVO) group.
  
  
• Link: www.vosa.gov.uk
  The Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) provides a range of licensing, testing and enforcement services with the aim of improving the roadworthiness standards of vehicles ensuring the compliance of operators and drivers with road traffic legislation, and supporting the independent Traffic Commissioners.
  
  
• Link: www.dvla.gov.uk/drivers/endorsem.htm
  Disqualifications, convictions and acceptance of fixed penalties payments in respect of driving offences are notified to DVLA by the courts. The details are entered on to the driver's record and the licence.