Driving Tests: Legislation
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans he has to introduce legislation to block third parties from booking driving tests.
Answered by Simon Lightwood
The Secretary of State for Transport announced on 12 November 2025 significant changes to the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) driving test booking system following a public consultation. These changes are being introduced incrementally during the Spring.
DVSA announced on 3 February that the first change, which will limit the number of times a test can be moved or swapped, will be introduced on 31 March. Further changes will be brought in later in the Spring. This will include allowing only the learner driver to book a test, at which point approved driving instructors and businesses will no longer have access to the booking system.
These changes are designed to prevent learner drivers being exploited by people who book up tests and sell them at inflated prices.
A full impact assessment of the proposed measures has been carried out and reviewed by the Better Regulation Unit. This assessment will be published once the statutory instrument amending the legislation has been laid before Parliament.
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