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From 2026, driving theory tests will include new CPR questions and, for the first time, questions about defibrillators to boost cardiac arrest survival.
Further action to reduce waiting times will see thousands of additional tests made available every month.
Latest measure tackles driving test backlog and helps to ensure learners can take their tests without unnecessary delays.
Learner drivers will need to give more notice when changing or cancelling their car driving test to avoid losing the test fee from 8 April 2025.
New measures to tackle long waiting times for tests, including recruiting 450 driving examiners and increasing notice periods for cancellations.
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.
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is encouraging learner drivers to only use the official GOV.UK website to book and manage their driving test.
Learner drivers are being urged to check they’re ready to pass their driving test, as new statistics reveal pass rates have fallen since last year.
Official statistics reveal 74% more lorry tests were carried out between January and March 2022 compared to pre-pandemic levels.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
A new draft statutory instrument, meaning that car drivers will not need to take another test to tow a trailer or caravan, is being laid in Parliament.
Draft legislation concerning minimum engine size requirements for the A2 motorcycle test and licence upgrade entitlements.
Increasing capacity for testing candidate HGV drivers, combined with supporting legislation, aims to relieve the pressure on the haulage industry.
Letter from Loveday Ryder, Chief Executive of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), about reducing waiting times, standards checks and HGV driving tests.
A draft affirmative statutory instrument, meaning that car drivers will not need to take another test to tow a trailer or caravan, is being laid in Parliament.
Up to 50,000 more HGV driving tests will be made available each year thanks to government action to streamline the testing process.
Introducing measures to substantially increase the number of vocational driving tests available.
Measures ramped up to maximise testing capacity, including consulting on plans to streamline process for drivers to obtain an HGV licence.
From 28 September 2020, the car theory test will include 3 multiple-choice questions based on a short video you'll watch.
Ridefree is a free online training course that you should complete before taking your moped or motorcycle compulsory basic training (CBT).
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has rebutted claims that the driving test pass rate is at a decade-low because of a 'dangerous' manoeuvre.
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