Motoring

In the UK you must pay Road Tax for your car and have third party Insurance. London has a congestion charge also.

When you are learning to drive if you pay a driving instructor they must be licensed by the government.

For driving a car you need to be 17 and apply for a provisional license. This can be applied for up to 3 months before your 17th birthday but you can't drive until 17 and you sit a theory test. http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/LearnerAndNewDrivers/LearningToDriveOrRide/DG_4022661

In many cases you can exchange a foreign drivers license for a British one - see http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/DriverLicensing/DrivingInGbOnAForeignLicence/DG_4022562 and the interactive tool there. For designated countries you have 5 years to do this. However you probably only have 12 months you can drive for - http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/DriverLicensing/DrivingInGbOnAForeignLicence/DG_4022561

The online highway code can be found here - http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAndTransport/Highwaycode/index.htm

An increasing popular option is car clubs where you hire cars instead of owning them. More details can be found here.