8.Motor vehicle documentation  and learner driver requirements  Documents  Driving licence.   You MUST   have a valid driving licence for the category of motor vehicle you are driving. You MUST   inform the Driver and Vehicle  Licensing Agency (DVLA) if you change your name and/or address.  Law RTA 1988 sects 87 & 99(4)  Holders of non-European Community licences who are now resident in the  UK may only drive on that licence for a maximum of 12 months from the  date they become resident in this country. To ensure continuous driving  entitlement  MOT.   Cars and motorcycles MUST   normally pass an MOT test three years  from the date of the first registration and every year after that. You MUST  NOT   drive a motor vehicle without an MOT certificate when it should have  one. Exceptionally, you may drive to a pre-arranged test appointment or  to a garage for repairs required for the test. Driving an unroadworthy  motor vehicle may invalidate your insurance. From November 2012,  motor vehicles manufactured before 1960 will be exempted from an MOT  requirement, although they can still be submitted for a test voluntarily.  Owners are still legally required to ensure their vehicle is safe and  roadworthy.  highwaycodeuk.co.uk 54  ● a British provisional licence should be obtained and a driving  test(s) passed before the 12-month period elapses, or  ● in the case of a driver who holds a licence from a country  which has been designated in law for licence exchange  purposes, the driver should exchange the licence for a British  one. 