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 ...

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

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

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A ban on driving instructors booking tests is one of several new measures being introduced to reduce long waiting lists. From May ...

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 ...

The DVSA has introduced new driving test booking rules aimed at cutting the massive backlog which has seen some learners face an average wait of five months to take their exam ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Changes are intended to give learner drivers control over their own test booking [Getty Images] From 9 June there will be changes ...