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Book your official DVSA practical driving test for cars from £62, or other types of practical driving tests, including motorcycle and driving instructor tests
When to book your car driving test, what to take with you, what happens during the test, major and minor faults, and what happens if your test is cancelled.
You can book your driving test when you’ve passed your theory test. You do…
You must take: your UK driving licence your theory test pass certificate,…
You can take your driving test in your own car rather than your driving…
There are 5 parts to the driving test: an eyesight check ‘show me, tell…
There are 3 types of faults you can make: a dangerous fault - this…
Your driving test can be cancelled or stopped because of bad weather,…
When you book your driving test you should say if you have a: disability…
Find an earlier practical driving test, move it to a later date, or change the test centre you take it at.
Book driving and motorcycle tests for your pupils, check details, change, swap or cancel tests, and manage your availability for 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.
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.
How to apply to appoint your own staff as delegated driving examiners to provide driving tests for your employees of your company, police service or fire and rescue service
Cancel your practical driving or riding test if you no longer need your appointment - give 3 working days' notice to get a refund
You can no longer apply for an emergency practical driving test as a critical worker.
Record the details of scheduled delegated driving tests with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)
Apply for your site to be approved to host heavy goods vehicle (HGV) or Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) part 4 tests.
Check the date and time of your driving test appointment if you've lost or deleted your driving test confirmation email
Research about learning to drive and driving tests.
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 driving test changed on 4 December 2017 to make it a better assessment of the ability to drive safely on our busy, modern roads.
Find the details of your nearest practical driving test centres
Report someone who is pretending to be someone else to take a theory or driving test for them
The cost of theory tests and driving tests for cars, lorries, buses, motorcycles and other vehicles
As a driving instructor, you can ask for a report that shows a summary of the faults your pupils made during car driving tests in the last 12 months.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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