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Book your driving test

Book your practical driving test for:

  • cars
  • motorcycles
  • lorries, buses and coaches
  • approved driving instructor (ADI) part 2 and 3 tests

This page is also available in Welsh (Cymraeg).

Who can book a car driving test

You must book your driving test yourself. If you need to change, swap or cancel it, you’ll also need to do this yourself.

Your driving instructor is not allowed to do this for you.

It’s against the law to book a car driving test for someone else.

Book a test online

You’ll be put in a queue when you start booking your driving test - you’ll be told how long you’ll need to wait once you begin.

New driving test appointments are added 24 weeks in advance. These appointments are released at 6am every Monday.

If you need a test sooner, earlier driving tests (sometimes called ‘cancellation appointments’) are added whenever another learner changes or cancels their test. This can be at any time during the week. There is no waiting list or cancellation list.

There’s a different service to book your driving test in Northern Ireland.

This service is available from 6am to 11:40pm.

Start now

Before you start

You’ll need your:

  • UK driving licence number
  • credit or debit card
  • driving instructor’s personal reference number if you want to check they’re available

You can check the cost of your driving test before you start.

You must have lived in England, Wales or Scotland for at least 185 days in the last 12 months before the day you take your test.

You must usually have passed your theory test before you book - unless you’re taking a taxi, tractor or most ‘upgrade’ tests.

You can change when and where you’ll take your test after you’ve booked.

Book a test to upgrade your licence

You must call the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) if you need an ‘upgrade’ test, such as automatic to manual car, or medium-sized lorry to a large lorry.

DVSA driving test booking support
Telephone: 0300 200 1122
Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm
Find out about call charges

Help with your booking

Help accessing the online service

Find out what to do if you’re having problems accessing the online service, for example:

  • you get an ‘error 15’ message after selecting ‘Start now’
  • the service does not load after selecting ‘Start now’
  • you get a ‘search limit reached’ message

Get help booking your test

Contact DVSA to get help booking your test.

This page is Part of Learn to drive a car: step by step

  1. Step 1 Check you're allowed to drive

    Most people can start learning to drive when they’re 17.

    1. Check what age you can drive
    2. Requirements for driving legally
    3. Driving eyesight rules

  2. Step 2 Get a provisional licence

    1. Apply for your first provisional driving licence £34 to £43

  3. Step 3 Driving lessons and practice

    You need a provisional driving licence to take lessons or practise.

    1. The Highway Code
    2. Taking driving lessons
    3. Find driving schools, lessons and instructors
    4. Practise vehicle safety questions

  4. and Prepare for your theory test

    1. Theory test revision and practice
    2. Take a practice theory test
    3. Theory and hazard perception test app

  5. Step 4 Book and manage your theory test

    You need a provisional driving licence to book your theory test.

    1. Book your theory test £23
    2. What to take to your test
    3. Change your theory test appointment
    4. Check your theory test appointment details
    5. Cancel your theory test

  6. Step 5 Book and manage your driving test

    You must pass your theory test before you can book your driving test.

    1. You are currently viewing: Book your driving test £62 to £75
    2. What to take to your test
    3. Change your driving test appointment
    4. Check your driving test appointment details
    5. Cancel your driving test

  7. Step 6 When you pass

    You can start driving as soon as you pass your driving test.

    You must have an insurance policy that allows you to drive without supervision.

    1. Find out about Pass Plus training courses