Book your driving test

Book your practical driving test for:

• cars
• motorcycles
• lorries, buses and coaches
• approved driving instructor (ADI) part 2 and 3 tests

This page is also available in Welsh (Cymraeg).

Book a test online

You’ll be put in a queue when you start booking your driving test – you’ll be told how long you’ll need to wait once you begin. This is faster than booking by phone because the phone lines are very busy at the moment.

You can book a test up to 24 weeks in the future. There is no waiting list or cancellation list.

This service is available from 6 am to 11:40 pm.

Start now on the driving test booking service

Before you start

You need your:

• UK driving licence number
• credit or debit card
• driving instructor’s personal reference number if you want to check they’re available

You can check the cost of your driving test before you start.

You must have lived in England, Wales or Scotland for at least 185 days in the last 12 months before the day you take your test.

There’s a different service to book your driving test in Northern Ireland.

You can check for earlier appointments after you’ve booked. These are sometimes called ‘cancellation appointments’.

Book a test to upgrade your licence

You must call the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) if you need an ‘upgrade’ test, such as an automatic to manual car, or a medium-sized lorry to a large lorry.

DVSA driving test booking support
Telephone: 0300 200 1122
Monday to Friday, 8 am to 4 pm
Find out about call charges

When you do not need a theory test

You must usually have passed your theory test before booking.

You do not need a theory test to book a:

• tractor test
• test to upgrade from automatic to manual
• test to progress through the motorcycle categories (progressive access)
• lorry and trailer test, when you’ve got a lorry licence
• bus and trailer test, when you’ve got a bus licence
• lorry test, when you’ve got a medium lorry licence
• bus test, when you’ve got a minibus licence

Help with your booking

Help accessing the online service

Find out what to do if you’re having problems accessing the online service, for example:

• You get an ‘error 15’ message after selecting ‘Start now’
• The service does not load after selecting ‘Start now’
• You get a ‘search limit reached’ message

Get help booking your test

Contact DVSA to get help booking your test.

DVSA driving test booking support
customerservices@dvsa.gov.uk
Telephone: 0300 200 1122
Monday to Friday, 8 am to 4 pm
Find out about call charges