Learning to drive a car in UK, rules.

You must have a provisional driving licence for Great Britain or Northern Ireland when you’re learning to drive.

You must be supervised when you’re learning to drive a car. This can be by a driving instructor or someone else who meets the rules, for example family or friends.

You must put an L plate on the front and back of your vehicle so they can be seen easily. In Wales, you can use a D plate instead.

You can drive at any time, day and night on single carriageways, dual carriageways, city and country roads. 
You can only drive on motorways if all of the following apply: 
• you’re driving in England, Scotland or Wales 
• you’re with an approved driving instructor
• the car is fitted with dual controls.

Practising with family or friends
Anyone you practise your driving with (without paying them) must:
• be over 21
• be qualified to drive the type of vehicle you want to learn in, for example they must have a manual car licence if they’re supervising you in a manual car
• have had their full driving licence for 3 years (from the UK, the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein)
• Make sure the car is in a safe and legal condition.

Insurance
You need your own insurance as a learner driver if you’re practicing in a car you own. Your
family member or friend will usually be covered on this.
If you’re practicing in someone else’s car, you need to either:
• make sure you’re covered by the car owner’s insurance policy as a learner driver
• take out your own insurance policy that covers you driving in the car as a learner driver
• Note that some insurance companies require the person supervising you to be over 25 years
old.

The Learnerbrake system will effectively help you to minimize the risk of an accident and improve drastically the learning experience.