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The 'show me, tell me' vehicle safety questions that driving examiners can ask in car driving tests.
About the questions You’ll be asked 2 vehicle safety questions during your…
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 claim a refund if you have to change or cancel your driving test at short notice because of the recall of Citroën C3 and DS3 cars.
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.
Since 8 April 2025, you need to give more notice to change or cancel your car driving test without losing the fee - check the new deadline.
You can use the driving test marking sheet (DL25) if you're a driving instructor carrying out a mock driving test.
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.
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.
Find out what’s assessed during your driving test, what things count as faults, and how to improve.
How to use the DVSA practical test business service to book and manage driving tests for your pupils, and manage your business details.
The rules about the size of L plates that must be displayed on a vehicle being driven by a learner driver.
The 'show me, tell me' vehicle safety questions that driving examiners could ask in category B+E (car and trailer) driving tests.
Find out the 10 most common reasons for failing the car driving test in Great Britain.
Data sources, pre-release access and index of data tables for all driving test, theory test and driving instructor statistics.
Find out how prompt cards will be used to support you during your driving test if you’re deaf or have a hearing impairment, and download a copy of the cards.
A diagram that explained the reversing exercise you needed to do during a car and trailer driving test.
The research, statistics and professional opinions which form the basis of the national standard for driving cars and light vans.
Information on what you can and cannot film during a driving test and how to follow the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) policy.
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