The online service for driving instructors will also be restricted - they will no longer be able to book, change, swap or cancel tests New rules for driving tests will come into force over the next ...

The Transport Secretary was aiming to reduce the backlog to seven weeks by the autumn.

Learner drivers can only swap their test to the three centres nearest to their original booking.

From 9 June there will be changes to how you book your driving test. The changes are aimed at reducing long waiting lists of up to six months, and preventing slots from being bulk-bought by bots and ...

10:58, Tue, May 12, 2026 Updated: 11:17, Tue, May 12, 2026 Major changes to the way driving tests are booked have been introduced in a bid to tackle a backlog which has left some learners waiting ...

New regulations designed to slash the enormous driving test backlog — which has left some learners facing an average wait of five months to sit their exam — have come into effect today. The DVSA ...

The new measure is being introduced to stop people using 'bots' to snap up driving test slots as soon as they become available, to then sell on for profit ...