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Find an earlier practical driving test, move it to a later date, or change the test centre you take it at.
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.
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 out what’s changed with how driving licences work for heavy goods vehicle (HGV) and bus drivers and how driving tests are changing.
Find out what to do if you have problems accessing the services to book your driving test, change your appointment or cancel your test.
Changes to the car driving test to make sure newly-qualified drivers are better prepared for driving on modern roads.
Book driving and motorcycle tests for your pupils, check details, change, swap or cancel tests, and manage your availability for car driving tests.
An assessment of the risk of new parts of the driving test being introduced on 4 December 2017.
Find an earlier driving theory test, move it to a later date, or change the test centre you take it at.
Research carried out with new drivers to monitor how changes to the driving test made in December 2017 affected lessons and driving after passing.
Proposals to improve the availability of driving tests, give learner drivers better information about driving instructors and modernise some test processes.
How the government is trialling changes to the driving test to make it a better test of the driver’s ability to drive safely on their own.
Check, change or cancel your approved driving instructor (ADI) or enhanced rider scheme trainer theory test.
A report by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) assessing the risk of new parts of the driving test being introduced on 4 December 2017.
Book your official DVSA practical driving test for cars from £62, or other types of practical driving tests, including motorcycle and driving instructor tests
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