Before you can take driving lessons you must be at least seventeen years of age and hold a valid provisional driving licence. You must be able to read a standard size number plate at a distance of not less than 20 metres with glasses if worn.

A licence can be applied for three months before your seventeenth birthday.

A licence application can be obtained from a post office.

The cost of a licence is currently £50.

To apply for a licence on line click here