You can book the Driving Test online, over the phone or by post. To book your test, you will need your provisional driving licence number, your theory test pass number with pass date (where necessary) and a debit or credit card.
Online:
Phone:
8am and 6pm Monday to Friday
Post:
Booking a driving test is not difficult, however, it's a good idea to have the correct documents at hand. You'll need the info whether you are booking online, over the phone or by post
You can book the driving test after you have passed the Theory Test. You can take the Theory Test as soon as you reach 17 years of age.
If you want your Driving Test date as soon as possible it's possible to look for cancellations using the online booking system. Alternatively, if you book your test over the phone, you can ask the booking line staff to look for you
The more flexible you are, the better the opportunity to get a test date quicker.
More Info: Find Driving Test Date
You will need:
Driving Test Vehicles | Weekday | Evening / Weekend / Bank Holiday |
Car | £62.00 | £75.00 |
Car - Extended Disqualified Test | £124.00 | £150.00 |
Car & Trailer | £115 | £141 |
Motorbike module 1 off-road test | £15.50 | £15.50 |
Motorbike module 2 on-road test | £75.50 | £88.50 |
Motorbike Extended Disqualified Test | £150 | £177 |
Evening tests are only available from May to September and are subject to Examiner availability.
How soon you get your driving test date will depend on how busy the test centre is that you decide to book your test at.
It can range from 1 week up to 10 weeks although the average wait is 6 weeks. The amount of time will depend on the availability of Examiners and how busy the Test Centre is. If you don't care which Test Centre you take your driving test at, check the waiting times at a few and book your test at the centre with the shortest waiting time.
More Info: Driving Test Centres
If you can be flexible about when you take the driving test, it's possible to book tests that other candidates have cancelled. You can do this online by using the change driving test service
More Info: Change Driving Test
You will need to wait 10 days from the date you failed the driving test before you can book another date.
That's fine - as long as you cancel your Driving Test more than 3 working days before the test date, you won't lose your fee.
More Info: Driving Test Cancellation