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Find out when driving test appointments are released, when to search for earlier tests, and how long people wait to take the test.
The rules for booking and managing car driving tests have now changed. Find out what the new rules are and how they affect you.
You may be able to swap your car driving test with another learner driver by phone if you both already have a test booked and want each other's test slot.
The 'show me, tell me' vehicle safety questions that driving examiners can ask in car driving 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.
You can apply to claim expenses if DVSA cancelled your driving test at short notice, including vehicle hire, fuel costs or lost pay from unpaid leave.
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.
Find out when DVSA can suspend your online access to book and manage your driving test, what you need to do, and how you can request a review.
You can appeal to a court about your driving test if your examiner did not follow the law, but your test result cannot be changed.
You can use the driving test marking sheet (DL25) if you're a driving instructor carrying out a mock driving test.
The skills, knowledge and understanding you need to be a safe and responsible driver of a car or van (category B vehicle).
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.
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.
As a car driving instructor, you can set times you are available to take your pupils to car driving tests to stop your pupils from booking tests at other times.
Find out what’s assessed during your driving test, what things count as faults, and how to improve.
Find out which driving test centres you can move your car driving test appointment to.
Report when someone tries to sell car driving test appointments, search the driving test booking service using bots, or use someone’s details to book a test.
The rules about the size of L plates that must be displayed on a vehicle being driven by a learner driver.
Find out the 10 most common reasons for failing the car driving test in Great Britain.
Find out how prompt cards will be used to support you during your driving test if you’re deaf or hard of hearing, and download a copy of the cards.
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