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For NHS workers and the emergency services in England and Wales who need to drive and respond to ‘threats to life’.

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

• Who can provide driving tests

  Driving tests are usually provided by the Driver and Vehicle Standards…

• Rules for your driving examiners

  When deciding whether to give permission for someone to provide driving…

• Apply to provide driving tests

  You must email the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) to get…

Research about learning to drive and driving tests.

• Updated: 25 March 2015

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.

• Updated: 4 December 2018

Apply for your site to be approved to host heavy goods vehicle (HGV) or Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) part 4 tests.

• Updated: 28 September 2021

Data about the number of theory tests and driving tests taken in Great Britain, pass rates, and the number of instructors.

• Updated: 1 January 2025

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.

Record the details of scheduled delegated driving tests with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)

How to use your own staff to provide driving tests for employees of your company, police service or fire and rescue service.

• Updated: 19 March 2021

Find out what to do if you have problems accessing the services to book your driving test, change your appointment or cancel your test.

• Updated: 12 September 2023