The proposed measures include a lower drink-driving limit in England and Wales and a minimum of six months in between theory and practical tests.

The Government has pushed back its deadline to resolve the current driving test backlog originally set by the DVSA by over half a year, blaming an influx in demand after the Covid-19 pandemic. As part ...

A doctor linked to a top British university can be unmasked as the boss of a controversial bot-booking driving test website. The country’s practical test backlog topped 600,000 for the first time ...

Waits for practical driving tests are among the longest they have ever been. Recent data revealed how the average wait time for an appointment in the UK was 22.3 weeks. It means learner drivers are ...

Motorists throughout the UK who have successfully completed their driving test have been cautioned that they may need to act swiftly, or face the prospect of retaking their examination. Travel ...

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Thousands of learners in the UK are flunking their driving tests before they even touch the ignition, all due to a simple yet crucial task – failing to read a number plate from 20 metres away. Over ...