Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
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Improving car driving test booking rules
Open consultation
Options to improve car driving test booking rules to make the system fairer and prevent people from reselling tests.
Ready to Pass?
Campaign
Get ready to pass your driving test, find out why people fail, practise ‘show me, tell me’ questions and learn how to deal with nerves.
Recruiting 450 driving examiners and improving rules for booking driving tests will reduce driving test waiting times to help new drivers get on the road.
Drivers' hours: rules and guidance
Collection
Rules for lorry, bus and coach drivers on how many hours you can drive, exemptions from the rules, and when the rules can be relaxed temporarily.
How to make sure goods and other items are loaded, secured and unloaded safely from HGVs, trailers, vans and cars.
How to keep heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) and public service vehicles (PSVs) safe to drive, including daily checks, inspections, maintenance and record keeping.
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What we do
We carry out driving tests, approve people to be driving instructors and MOT testers, carry out tests to make sure lorries and buses are safe to drive, carry out roadside checks on drivers and vehicles, and monitor vehicle recalls.
DVSA is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Transport.
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