The six steps, and where people get stuck

Getting Your Learner Licence4 min readText and drawings only

A learner licence is the first door into delivery work, driving work and plenty of jobs that never advertise the requirement until the interview. The process is short. What catches people is not knowing the order of it, so they lose a day off work to a trip that was never going to succeed.

Six steps. Most people are stopped by step 2. 1 Check you qualify Right age for the code you want 2 Gather your documents Where most people are turned away 3 Book and pay Online or in person at a DLTC 4 Study, especially signs 28 of the 64 questions are signs 5 Write the test, then collect Valid 24 months. It cannot be renewed.
The six steps, and where people actually get stuck.

Check you qualify, gather your documents, book and pay, study, write the test, collect the licence. That is the whole process.

Step two is where most people are turned away, which is why the next lesson is only about your documents.

How long does a learner licence last?

24 months, and it cannot be renewed. If it runs out before you pass your driver's licence you write the learner test again from the beginning. So do not book it long before you can realistically get behind a wheel.

Before you move on

  • Find out where your nearest testing centre is
  • Phone ahead and ask what they require, because centres differ
  • Decide roughly when you will be able to learn to drive, so the 24 months are not wasted

Check what you know

3 questions. Have a look at what this lesson asks.

1. At which step are most people stopped?

2. How long is a learner licence valid?

3. Why does it matter when you book your learner test?

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