New driving test changes in Britain have come into place on today (Monday 24 November). Candidates will now be required to spend longer on faster roads during tests. The Driver and Vehicle Standards ...

The National Audit Office said there was a backlog of 1.1 million learner driver tests since the Covid-19 pandemic.

I’m a learner driver, what do I need to know? Any learner driver who has had a car permit for four years will need to take a driving test before renewing their permit. For most learners, this will be ...

A learner driver has failed their theory test 128 times, according to a new report. The candidate would have spent about £3,000, findings released by the AA Driving School and based on official ...

Learner drivers are facing driving test waits of up to 24 weeks for at least the next two years. An investigation by the UK’s public spending watchdog has uncovered what it describes as “underlying ...

New measures are being introduced to help cut down the waiting times for learner drivers keen to take their driving test. As it stands in spring 2025, the average wait time is around 22 weeks due to a ...

Lucy Sturt found a third party on social media to book her driving test but never heard back A teenager who lost £200 after booking a driving test from scammers has called on the government to improve ...

More than 200 people have failed their theory test more than 40 times, according official figures A learner driver has failed their theory test 128 times, according to a new report. The candidate ...

A learner driver finally passed their theory test on the 75th try, having spent over £1,700 in fees, according to new figures. The statistics were obtained by AA Driving School, which highlighted that ...

05:17, Thu, Dec 11, 2025 Updated: 15:28, Fri, Dec 12, 2025 The DVSA (Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency) has announced significant changes to how learner drivers book and manage their car driving ...

A target for reducing average driving test waiting times in Britain to seven weeks is not expected to be met for another two years, according to the public spending watchdog. Nearly one in three ...

LEARNER drivers have lost £1.14million as a result of car theory tests expiring due to Covid backlogs, calculations by The Sun reveal. Driving tests and lessons have been suspended during much of the ...