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Find an earlier practical driving test, move it to a later date, or change the test centre you take it at.
Book your official DVSA car or motorcycle theory test for £23, or other lorry, bus and Driver CPC theory tests.
Taking the approved driving instructor (ADI) part 3 test - what you need to bring and what happens during the test.
When to book your motorcycle theory test, what to take with you, how the multiple-choice questions and hazard perception test work, and the pass mark
Guidance driving examiners follow when they carry out ADI part 2 tests - the test of the driving ability of someone wanting to become an ADI.
Understanding your car driving test result, including what was assessed, what sorts of things counted as faults, and how to improve in each area.
DASA has launched a new Themed Competition looking for innovations that can enhance the testing of drug drivers
The 'show me, tell me' vehicle safety questions that driving examiners could ask in category B+E (car and trailer) driving tests.
How the government is trialling changes to the driving test to make it a better test of the driver’s ability to drive safely on their own.
When to book your motorcycle, moped or scooter tests, what to take with you, what happens during the tests, major and minor faults, and what happens if your test is cancelled
From 19 January 2013 driving licences changed and now look different to comply with new EU rules.
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.
Changes to the car driving test to make sure newly-qualified drivers are better prepared for driving on modern roads.
Find the details of your nearest practical driving test centres
When you can be banned from driving, check when your driving ban ends, reduce your disqualification period, disqualified until you've passed your test, drink-driving offences
Cancel your practical driving or riding test if you no longer need your appointment - give 3 working days' notice to get a refund
Check if you can supervise friends or family learning to drive a car, what the rules are, how to prepare the car, and how to plan your practice sessions.
Train people to become driving instructors by joining the official register of driving instructor training (ORDIT) - including the assessments you have to pass.
Apply for and use a Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) pre-funded account to pay for Driver CPC and driving test services.
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