Although you can drive before you get your driving licence photocard, you MUST be properly insured. Any learner driver insurance you had does not cover you as a qualified driver, so you need to call your insurance company to change it (if you want to stay with them), or arrange new car insurance.

Can I drive after I pass my test?

After you pass you test, the tester will issue you with a Certificate of Competency, which you can then exchange for a full driving licence at your local NDLS Centre. The certificate should be submitted to the National Driver Licence Service within two years of the date of issue.

What happens to my car insurance when I pass my test?

What happens after I pass my driving test? If you take out an annual learner driver car insurance policy, you’ll be able to continue using it once you get your full licence – just need to update the details with your insurer.

When you pass your driving test can you drive alone?

Driving alone: You can’t be alone in the vehicle when driving, regardless of how long you have been driving and how many learner permits you have held. And the person who’s with you must hold a full driving licence for the category of vehicle you are driving for a continuous period of 2 years.

Can you get car insurance if you don’t have a license?

Insurance companies calculate rates based on the record of a licensed driver. If you don’t have a license — or at least an imminent reinstatement — you can’t get an insurance policy. That’s a problem. A registered car is required to have liability insurance in every state except New Hampshire.

Can a car insurance policy be cancelled if a driver has lost his license?

State regulators don’t want insurance companies to automatically cancel an auto policy, even if a driver has lost his license. That’s because while one driver may make a mistake, often other drivers use the same car. Those other drivers would have no way of knowing about the license suspension.

Do you have to get car insurance with a suspended license?

You’ll also have to hundreds or even thousands more for your next car insurance policy. You will almost certainly face an SR-22 requirement – an insurance company’s guarantee to your state that you have the required insurance coverage in place – when you get your driver’s license back.

Do you have to have insurance to renew your drivers license?

Instead of letting your license expire — which may mean you’d have to take the written and driving portions of the test all over again — you renew whenever necessary to keep it current. And you don’t need proof of insurance to do so.