REQUIREMENTS FOR DRIVING

Why do we need to carry out a driving licence check?

The days of having a paper counterpart of the driving license is over, now the use of the photo card licence is all that's used.

Endorsements, penalty points and driving bans are therefore no longer recorded on driving licences as its all now accessible online.

For insurance reasons we will need check your driving licence details in order to confirm any points, disqualifications and to check the details of which vehicles you're allowed to drive.

There are serious consequences for not doing a licence check and therefore it must done prior to your first driving lesson in order to protect you, the instructor and the general public.

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You will need to generate a code in which we can use along with the details you provide on the registration form to carry out a licence check for our records.

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How to create a check code?

You will need to the following:

• Your driving licence

• Your national insurance number

• Your home postcode

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Please follow these simple steps:

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1. Go to https://www.gov.uk/view-driving-licence

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2.  Enter your driving licence number, national insurance number and postcode as shown on the front of your driving licence.

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3. You will need to click on “share licence information”. This will create a check code. The check code is case sensitive. It can only be used once, and is only valid for 21 days.

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4. Enter the check code into the check code field on the student registration form.

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We will need to keep a digital record of the licence check on file. If we do not receive a check code from you then SMARTER DRIVER is entitled to refuse any driver training and the subsequent training will still be charged until the date the information needed is provided.

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What else do we need to check?

You must be able to read (with glasses or contact lenses, if necessary) a car number plate made after 1 September 2001 from 20 metres.

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You must also meet the minimum eyesight standard for driving by having a visual acuity of at least decimal 0.5 (6/12) measured on the Snellen scale (with glasses or contact lenses, if necessary) using both eyes together or, if you have sight in one eye only, in that eye.

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You must also have an adequate field of vision - your optician can tell you about this and do a test.

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