The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has announced that it has cancelled over 400 driving tests since June 9. It comes after officials identified that they had been booked in breach of its ...

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Placeholder booking abuse: Fraudulent use of provisional licence details allowed some to reserve and later trade driving test slots for profit. Location change limits: From June 9, location changes ...

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has revealed Britain’s driving test pass rate has reached a five-year high. Some 51.4% of tests conducted in May were successful, according to the agency ...

Booking a driving test even vaguely in the not-too-distant future feels like a half remembered dream with learners battling six-month long waits for a slot. Since the pandemic, the waiting list has ...

15:03, Tue, Jun 9, 2026 Updated: 15:10, Tue, Jun 9, 2026 New regulations designed to tackle the enormous driving test backlog — which has left some learners facing an average wait of five months to ...

Learner drivers must now abide by a fresh set of rules when booking a driving test, following amendments made by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA). The changes, which came into effect ...

A DVSA driving test rule change is in place from Tuesday - as the rules are "tightened" for learners. Under the shake-up from the DVSA, as the Labour Party government, rules are changing as motorists ...

LEARNER drivers are being warned that new rules are being introduced next week that will affect the way they book their test. The updates are designed to weed out bots and scammers trying to jump the ...

A number of changes affecting drivers are coming into force in June. Updates to some MOT tests are among the changes motorists are being made aware of this month. In addition, DVSA driving test rules ...