Being able to drive is a great skill to have. It can give you the freedom to go where you want, when you want.
If you’re paying someone to teach you to drive, they must be an approved driving instructor or a trainee driving instructor.
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When you’re ready you will need to book your driving test. Remember, you must pass your theory test before you can take your practical test.
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Passing your test
Losing the L plates is a great achievement, so well done. There are lots of organisations who can help you improve your driving skills after passing your test that can also help to lower your insurance premiums.
Contact Road Safety
- Email: highways@torbay.gov.uk
- Tel: 01803 207740
- Roadworks
- Report a problem with a road or pavement
- Highway maintenance
- Road safety
- Parking
- Travel Torbay
- Highways licenses and permits
- Heavy and abnormal loads
- Helicopter landings
- Report a dead animal on a road or footpath
- Apply for access lines
- Report parking problems
- highways related plans, policies and reports.
- Diesel Emission Claims