---
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.
