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The rules for booking and managing car driving tests will change from spring 2026. Find out what the changes are and how they affect you.
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.
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.
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.
Latest measure tackles driving test backlog and helps to ensure learners can take their tests without unnecessary delays.
Beverley Warmington appointed DVSA Chief Executive to lead agency operations and deliver plans to cut driving test backlog and improve services for learners.
Find an earlier practical driving test, move it to a later date, or change the test centre you take it at.
Partnership with the Ministry of Defence will see 36 defence driving examiners provide thousands of additional tests over the next year.
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