Today’s the deadline for registering your drone in the UK

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From tomorrow, November 30th, it will be illegal to fly a drone weighing over 250g in the UK without being registered, reports BBC News. That makes today the deadline for registration.

In order to do so, you’ll need to head over to this page on the Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA) website where you can register for an operator ID (if you’re responsible for a drone) and flyer ID (to fly drones). You must be at least 13-years old for a flyer ID, and pass a 20-question multiple choice test. The pass mark is 16, and you only pay once you’ve been successful so there’s no penalty for do-overs until you pass. You have to be at least 18 for an operator ID which costs £9 annually. Failure to register risks a £1,000 fine.

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