DVSA - The rules for booking practical car driving tests are changing

These changes are part of the outcome of our consultation to improve the way driving tests are booked.  

What’s changing 

From 31 March 2026 you will only be able to change a car driving test up to 2 times (reduced from 6). This applies to all car driving tests booked by you.   

When this rule comes in, everyone with a booked test will have 2 changes available, regardless of how many changes they’ve made before.  

A change includes:  

• changing the date or time  

• changing the test centre  

• swapping a test between 2 of your learners  

  
  

If you change more than one thing at the same time (for example, the date and test centre together), this still counts as one change. 

Read more about the changes on GOV.UK.