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When to book your car driving test, what to take with you, what happens during the test, major and minor faults, and what happens if your test is cancelled.
You can book your driving test when you’ve passed your theory test. You do…
You must take: your UK driving licence your theory test pass certificate,…
You can take your driving test in your own car rather than your driving…
There are 5 parts to the driving test: an eyesight check ‘show me, tell…
There are 3 types of faults you can make: a dangerous fault - this…
Your driving test can be cancelled or stopped because of bad weather,…
When you book your driving test you should say if you have a: disability…
Book your official DVSA practical driving test for cars from £62, or other types of practical driving tests, including motorcycle and driving instructor tests
Research about learning to drive and driving tests.
Book driving and motorcycle tests for your pupils, check details, change, swap or cancel tests, and manage your availability for car driving tests.
How to apply to appoint your own staff as delegated driving examiners to provide driving tests for your employees of your company, police service or fire and rescue service
You can sit in and observe a driving test if you're 16 or over, but you cannot take any part in the test and you must follow certain rules.
What driving instructors should do to carry out realistic mock driving tests, including what needs to be in the test, assessing faults and recording the result.
Learn to drive a car in the UK - get a provisional licence, take driving lessons, prepare for your theory test, book your practical test
Check the date and time of your driving test appointment if you've lost or deleted your driving test confirmation email
You can no longer apply for an emergency practical driving test as a critical worker.
Find driving lessons, book and manage theory and driving tests, tests for different vehicles
Apply for your site to be approved to host heavy goods vehicle (HGV) or Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) part 4 tests.
Find out what to do if you have problems accessing the services to book your driving test, change your appointment or cancel your test.
Understanding your car driving test result, including what was assessed, what sorts of things counted as faults, and how to improve in each area.
You can use the driving test marking sheet (DL25) if you're a driving instructor carrying out a mock driving test.
The driving test changed on 4 December 2017 to make it a better assessment of the ability to drive safely on our busy, modern roads.
You may be able to get provisional entitlement to higher category vehicles, and automatic entitlement to lower categories if you pass a higher category driving test.
Guidance for driving examiners carrying out the practical and extended driving tests for cars.
Find an earlier practical driving test, move it to a later date, or change the test centre you take it at.
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