# Learning to drive and speeding model

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    ---
    type: "Ontology Module"
    title: "Learning to drive and speeding model"
    description: "Governed normalized concepts for entitlement, supervised practice, test evidence, speeding notices, driver information, disposal and court redress."
    status: "implemented"
    assertion_status: "normalized"
    observed_at: "2026-08-07"
    sources:
      - id: "driving-speeding-source-register"
        title: "Learning-to-drive and speeding linked-reference register"
        resource: "../source/learning-to-drive-speeding.v1.yaml"
        author: "organisation:okf-uk-living"
        observed_at: "2026-08-07"
    ---

    # Learning to drive and speeding model

    This module supports the synthetic
    [learning-to-drive journey](../journeys/learning-to-drive-speeding.md). It keeps
    the ordinary licensing evidence chain separate from the later enforcement
    episode while allowing the two to be traversed as one life-course story.

    ## Ordinary-path concepts

    | Concept | Normalized meaning | Boundary |
    |---|---|---|
    | provisional entitlement | Authority-issued evidence that identifies a provisional vehicle-category entitlement | It does not itself prove that every practice episode meets supervision, vehicle or insurance conditions |
    | supervised practice episode | A bounded synthetic driving episode under the route-specific supervisor, vehicle, plate and insurance rules | A lesson provider is not the licensing or test authority |
    | theory-test output | An official pass, fail, cancellation or other result from the jurisdiction-appropriate test route | A pass becomes evidence for the practical stage only within its current validity and category rules |
    | practical-test output | An official pass certificate, failure result or reschedule state | The bundle does not predict or revise the result |
    | full-licence handoff | The evidence transfer from practical pass to the jurisdiction-appropriate licensing authority | Automatic issue and claimant action remain route-specific |

    ## Speeding-exception concepts

    | Concept | Normalized meaning | Boundary |
    |---|---|---|
    | alleged speeding event | The time, place, vehicle and alleged speed recorded on a synthetic notice | It is an allegation, not a finding of liability |
    | notice of intended prosecution | A notice identified by its issuer, recipient, reference and jurisdiction | It is distinct from the accompanying driver-information request |
    | driver-information request | A legally sourced request for information about the driver | The person required to respond, deadline and channel come from the actual document and applicable law |
    | recipient role | Registered keeper, named recipient, company or another role stated by the source or notice | Recipient and driver are not assumed to be the same person |
    | response record | Synthetic evidence of what information was supplied, when and through which official channel | It makes no claim that the response is legally sufficient |
    | disposal offer | A course invitation, fixed or conditional offer, or another official option | Availability and eligibility are never predicted |
    | court document | A charge, citation, single justice procedure notice or other jurisdiction-specific document | Plea, defence, mitigation and outcome require the court route and legal advice |
    | court redress | Reopening, review or appeal route supported for the relevant court system | Grounds, deadlines, acceptance and result are case-specific |

    ## Evidence lineage and authority

    The provisional entitlement supports lawful learning only when episode-level
    conditions are also met. A theory pass can support the practical-test stage; a
    practical pass can support the full-licence handoff. These are evidence
    relations, not identity relations.

    The [GB learning route](../services/great-britain-learn-to-drive-car.md) uses
    DVLA and DVSA, while the
    [Northern Ireland route](../services/northern-ireland-learn-to-drive-car.md)
    uses DVA. The [speeding family](../services/respond-to-speeding-notice.md)
    further separates the GB notice stage, England and Wales court process,
    Scottish prosecution process and Northern Ireland route.

    ## From data to ontology

    - **Data** retains synthetic licence category, test references, result dates,
      notice fields, response timestamp and later document identifiers.
    - **Information** combines those fields with the correct authority,
      jurisdiction, current rule and observation time.
    - **Knowledge** records how one official output supports a later episode or why
      an exception branch remains unresolved.
    - **Ontology** supplies the normalized concepts and relations above without
      turning an editorial journey or generated link into an official decision.

    The [evidence set](../evidence/learning-to-drive-speeding-sources.md) records
    source scope, freshness and limitations. Unknown identity, liability, policy
    cover, course eligibility, plea and outcome remain unknown.