Category: News & Updates

DVSA news and driving test regulation updates

Aug 02
Medical Conditions and Your Driving Licence in 2026: What Learners Must Tell the DVLA

What learners must declare to the DVLA in 2026, which conditions are notifiable, the £1,000 fine risk, and how declaring affects your provisional licence and test.

Aug 02
Driving Test Centre Closures in the UK 2026: What They Mean for Learners

DVSA test centre closures are reshaping where learners take their test in 2026. What is closing, how the new booking rules interact, and what to do about it.

Aug 02
Island and Highland Driving Test Pass Rates 2026: Why Scotland’s Remotest Centres Top the UK Table

Benbecula, Barra, Islay and Ballater top the UK pass rate table again in 2026. Here is what those numbers really show, why they swing so wildly, and whether it is worth travelling.

Aug 02
DVSA Driving Test Booking Rules in 2026: The Two-Change Limit, Three-Centre Rule and Bot Crackdown Explained

The 2026 DVSA booking changes explained: the two-change limit, learner-only booking, the three nearest centres rule and tighter ID checks.

Jul 31
Mock Driving Tests in 2026: Do They Really Improve Your Chances of Passing?

What the DVSA fault data suggests about mock driving tests in 2026, where they help, where they waste money, and how to run one that actually works.

Jul 31
Driving Test Adjustments in 2026: How the DVSA Supports Learners with Disabilities, Autism and Dyslexia

A 2026 guide to DVSA reasonable adjustments for the theory and practical driving test - extra time, voiceover, plain instructions and how to request them.

Jul 30
Pass Plus in 2026: Is the Course Still Worth It for New UK Drivers?

What Pass Plus covers, what it costs in 2026, whether insurers still discount it, and how it compares with telematics policies and targeted post-test lessons.

Jul 30
Driving Test Appeals in the UK 2026: Can You Challenge a Fail, and Does It Ever Work?

Can you appeal a failed driving test in 2026? How the DVSA complaints process works, what a court appeal can and cannot do, and what to do instead.

Jul 29
Graduated Driving Licences in the UK 2026: Could New Rules Change How Young Drivers Get on the Road?

Graduated driving licences are back in the UK road safety debate in 2026. Here is what GDL means, what other countries do, and what it could mean for learners.

Jul 28
How Many Driving Test Centres Are There in the UK in 2026? The Full Picture

How many driving test centres are there in the UK in 2026? A breakdown of DVSA practical centres, theory centres, DVA Northern Ireland and what it means for waiting times.