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Here’s some info from the DVSA about the recent test booking changes:

New driving test booking rules: action we're taking

As you know, from 12 May 2026 only learner drivers have been allowed to book, change, swap or cancel a car driving test.
The use of any bots or automated searching of our service also breaks our new terms and conditions.

We've moved quickly to enforce the new rules and continue to do so. Here's what we've done so far.

1,178 driving licence numbers suspended from online booking

Where our monitoring detects unusual activity on the booking service, we will suspend access to book, change or cancel driving tests online.

We’ve already done this 1,178 times for driving licence numbers involved. We email learners to tell them when we’ve done this.
They will be able to call us if they need to book or manage their test.

Apps reported to Apple and Google

We have reported a number of third-party apps to Apple and Google for breaching both our terms and conditions and the platforms' own developer guidelines.

We are working with both platforms to have non-compliant apps removed.

Social media accounts being taken down

We are reporting social media accounts and groups that advertise services that are against the law or break our terms and conditions.

Platforms are already removing accounts as a result, and we will continue to report others.

Businesses continuing to use bots have been suspended

We have suspended 7 business accounts that breached our terms and conditions. They were (unsuccessfully) trying to book car driving tests.

We will not hesitate to suspend further accounts where we find the rules are being broken.

How you can help

As their instructor, you are often the most trusted source of advice for your pupils. Please encourage them to:

only ever book, change or cancel their test through GOV.UK

only ever pay the official DVSA fee - £62 on weekdays and £75 on evenings, weekends and bank holidays

not use any app, website or social media account offering to find or secure an earlier test slot

If a learner would like an earlier appointment, the only legitimate ways to arrange this are:
using the GOV.UK service to change their driving test appointment
swap their driving test with another learner driver directly with DVSA

Thank you for your continued support in helping to make the system fairer for every learner.

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New driving test booking rules: action we're taking New driving test booking rules: action we're taking Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency sent this bulletin at 22-05-2026 09:43 AM BST New driving test booking rules: action we're taking As you know, from 12 May 2026 only learner drivers have been allowed to book, change, swap or cancel a car driving...

The DVSA has released guidance for you if you are swapping your driving test with another learner driver.

You may be able to swap your car driving test with another learner driver by phone if you both already have a test booked and want each other's test slot. Have a look here and see how to do this -

Swapping your driving test with another learner driver You may be able to swap your car driving test with another learner driver by phone if you both already have a test booked and want each other's test slot.

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Here’s an article that you might find of interest. The DVSA talks of how they intend to improve their interaction with the driver training industry, which includes moves to reduce the wait for driving tests:



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https://despatch.blog.gov.uk/2025/10/14/four-decades-in-the-passenger-seat-my-journey-as-chief-driving-examiner/

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Not driving related, but members may be saddened to learn that Bournemouth and Poole resident Jane Goodall - leading primate researcher since the 1960s, and chimpanzee champion - has died aged 91. She was attending a conference in California - still working to promote the primate cause to the very end.

Jane Goodall studied chimp social and family life beginning with the Kasakela chimpanzee community in Gombe national park in Tanzania, and later worked closely with Jim and Alison Cronin at Monkey World in Dorset. Her ties with our local area are strong and her death is being reported worldwide.

Here is a link to The Jane Goodall Institute where you can learn more about this remarkable woman who spent many years here in our area.

Jane Goodall Institute UK | Join the Conservation Movement Support wildlife protection, youth empowerment, and community-led conservation efforts inspired by Dr. Jane Goodall's vision for a sustainable future.