Guidance

Filming or recording driving tests: what you’re allowed to do

Information on what you can and cannot film during a driving test and how to follow the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) policy.

• From: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
• Published: 2 September 2014
• Last updated: 19 April 2021
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  1. 19 April 2021

     Added information about using footage you filmed for insurance purposes and made it clearer that the policy also applies to taking photographs.

  2. 2 August 2016

     Added information about the Data Protection Act and recording personal information.

  3. 2 September 2014

     First published.

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

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Filming or recording driving tests: what you’re allowed to do

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DVSA has a policy generally of not allowing the recording or filming of driving tests. The policy sets out what you can and cannot film or record, including if you use dashcams.