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Changes to the driving test booking rules: our webinar and Q&A recap

Changes to the driving test booking rules: our webinar and Q&A recap

Questions and answers from the 7 May webinar focusing on the upcoming changes to the driving test booking service on 12 May.

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Ready to ride? Your guide to getting back on the road this spring

Posted by: Chris Parr, Posted on: 2 April 2026 - Categories: Feature, Learning to ride, Motorcycle trainers
Motorbike on a winding road

Make sure your bike is ready for the road before you go on your first proper ride of the year.

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Get ready for the changes to the driving test booking rules: our webinar recap

Posted by: Pauline Reeves, Posted on: 6 March 2026 - Categories: Driving instructors, Driving test, Feature, Learning to drive, Ready to Pass?
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Watch DVSA’s webinar recording on the upcoming changes to the driving test booking rules.

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Changes to booking system – understanding views and how these inform the planned changes

Posted by: Christian Oreschnick, Posted on: 9 December 2025 - Categories: Driving test, Feature, Learning to drive

We have published the full results of our consultation on improving the rules for booking a driving test.

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Driving test booking service consultation – publishing the outcome and next steps  

Posted by: Pauline Reeves, Posted on: 28 November 2025 - Categories: Driving test, Feature, Learning to drive
Learner driver on the road

The government announced new measures aimed at stamping out the reselling of driving tests on 12 November

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Making adjustments to the driving test

Posted by: Robert Green, Posted on: 19 November 2025 - Categories: Driving test, Feature, Learning to drive

Following a successful 5-month trial, DVSA is rolling out some subtle changes to the practical driving test.

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Working together: DVSA and the driver training industry  

Posted by: Pauline Reeves, Posted on: 23 October 2025 - Categories: Driving instructors, Driving test, Feature, Learning to drive

DVSA’s Director of Driver Services, Pauline Reeves, details ways that we are working to try to improve how we communicate with you.

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Prison sentences and large fines: how we’re stopping illegal driving instructors

Posted by: Stuart Gale, Posted on: 16 October 2025 - Categories: Driving instructors, Feature, Learning to drive

Find out more about the work DVSA is doing to stop illegal driving instruction through investigations, proactive enforcement operations and criminal prosecutions.

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Four decades in the passenger seat: My journey as Chief Driving Examiner

Posted by: Mark Winn, Posted on: 14 October 2025 - Categories: Driving test, Feature, Learning to drive, Learning to ride
Mark Winn, DVSA Chief Driving Examiner

Chief Driving Examiner, Mark Winn, retires this month after 39 years in driver testing. Here he reflects on the changes he’s seen since becoming Chief Driving Examiner in 2018.

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Building a better driving test booking system  

Posted by: Jacqui Turland, Posted on: 1 September 2025 - Categories: Driving instructors, Driving test, Feature, Learning to drive, Learning to ride
A white board with colourful post-it notes on

Learn more about our latest developments to create a new booking service for driving tests, including a recap of the work so far and looking ahead to next steps.

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Making our theory test booking service more accessible

Posted by: Rob Davies, Posted on: 8 July 2025 - Categories: Driving instructors, Driving test, Learning to drive, Learning to ride, Motorcycle test

Find out more about the work we are doing to make the theory test service as accessible as possible.

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