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UK opens up more driving test slots to help reduce backlog

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency says learners booking tests earlier has contributed to rising demand

The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2025

Driving test pass rate reaches three-year high

Some 50.7% of tests conducted in August were successful, according to Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) statistics.

Evening Standard · Sep 10, 2025

Staggering number of motorists now waiting to take their driving test

Learners appear to be heeding calls to wait until they are confident they can pass before taking a test

The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2025

Drivers could face fines of £2,500 after change in law on towing caravans

Motorists are encouraged to check their towbar and caravan's condition before setting off after the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency changed the rules so that drivers no longer need to take an extra test

Daily Mirror · Dec 21, 2022

Change to law on towing caravans as drivers could face fines of £2,500

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has altered the rules so that drivers do not need to take an extra test to tow a caravan.

Nottingham Post · Dec 18, 2022

Driving tests set to be hit as union announces first wave of strikes among civil servants

Workers at the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency will join rural payment officers at more than 250 sites across the country next month, the Public and Commercial Services union said

Daily Mirror · Nov 29, 2022

DVSA issues urgent driving test update ahead of Queen's funeral on Monday

Learner drivers have been issued a warning as The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency issues an urgent update over practical and theory driving tests on Monday, September 19.

Glasgow Live · Sep 15, 2022

Caravan owners issued fine and points warning after major driving law changes

Motorists in the UK are being warned about a major shake up to driving laws after the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) unveiled changes in December 2021.

Glasgow Live · Aug 8, 2022

Woman who took driving tests for more than 100 people jailed over scam

Circumventing driving test process ‘puts innocent road users at risk’, police say

The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2022

Woman who sat over 100 driving tests for candidates with poor English skills jailed

Inderjeet Kaur offered to sit both theory and practical driving tests in Swansea, Carmarthen, Birmingham and around London for people who struggled with the English language

Daily Mirror · Jul 7, 2022