Get your full driving licence

Your examiner will apply to the DVLA for your full driving licence. This comes in two parts: a handy photo card and a paper counterpart, which includes your driving entitlement history and any endorsements.

What vehicles can you drive?

Your driving licence will show the vehicle classifications that you're authorised to drive. Check that it shows the driving entitlement you expected. See www.direct.gov.uk/motoring. If you're thinking about buying your own car, our learning to drive pages show how to make it affordable.

Observe the 'rules of the road'

After all that time and effort spent on getting your licence, you don't want to jeopardize it with penalty points for speeding and driving without due care and attention. Remember, if you rack up six points within two years of passing your test, you'll lose your licence.