For many new drivers, the driving test is the final step between months of practice and the freedom of having a license. But even well-prepared learners sometimes fail within minutes of starting their ...

According to the DVSA or Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, it takes most people 45 hours of lessons to learn how to drive, plus 22 hours of practising before they pass their practical test. That ...

New data reveals that despite being easier to drive, automatic and electric vehicles are actually giving learners a lower chance of passing their driving test than manual cars. State pensioners handed ...

A learner driver complained to the Road Safety Authority (RSA) last year that they had been made to feel uncomfortable by an instructor who spent their lesson recounting intimate and sexually explicit ...

LEARNER drivers will face strict new rules from next week as part of a crackdown on abuse of the driving test booking system. From March 31, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, or DVSA, will ...

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The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has today confirmed when new rules will be introduced for car driving test bookings, which it said would make the system fairer and give learners control ...

Learner drivers facing higher costs and longer wait times say it's ‘unfair' that passing the driving test has become so difficult. Almost half of drivers believe it’s 'unfair' how much harder it is to ...

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has today announced when new rules will come into force for driving tests. It said the new booking system would make the system fairer and give learners ...

A new DVSA announcement means drivers face driving test rule changes from May 2026. From 31 March 2026, the rules around booking and changing a practical driving test in the UK will change. The DVSA ...