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Congratulations and well done to Ishmael Dye-Harris who passed his practical driving test first attempt in Wanstead Tuesday 16th June 2026 at 13.35pm.

Congratulations and well done to Mohammad Ali who passed his practical driving test first attempt in Tottenham test centre on Wednesday 10th June 2026 at 15.29pm.

Update on the changes to the booking service
From today, your pupils can only move their test to one of the 3 nearest driving test centres to where their test is currently booked.

For existing bookings, this applies to wherever the test is booked today - not the original booking location.

For any changes made from today, the 3 nearest centres are calculated from the booked test centre at the time of any change.

Why we're doing this
Our priority is to stop learners being exploited by third parties, put them in control of their driving test and make the process fairer by clamping down on businesses that resell tests at inflated prices.

Today's location restrictions will help deter bookings at centres where learners do not intend to sit their test.

A reminder of the other changes already in place
From 31 March 2026, learners are limited to 2 changes per booking.

From 12 May 2026, only the learner can book, change, swap or cancel their own test. It’s now against the law for you or anyone else to book a test for your pupils. You’re also not allowed to change, swap or cancel a driving test for someone else.

Since 12 May, we have suspended 3,605 accounts from booking online, acted against bot use and reported apps to store providers for removal.

We will continue to monitor misuse of the system and take action against those doing so.

Thank you for your continued support in helping your pupils navigate these changes.

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We’re reminding learner drivers about unofficial apps and scams

As you know, since 12 May 2026, only learner drivers have been allowed to book, change, swap or cancel a car driving test.

The new terms and conditions for the booking service mean that learner drivers are not allowed to:

use unofficial apps, websites or services that scan the driving test booking service looking for appointments give someone else their details so they can book a car driving test for them

We’re reminding learner drivers

We’re emailing learner drivers to remind them to stop using any apps or tools that search for driving tests for them. They must only use GOV.UK to manage their booking.

We’re reminding them that if they use an app or tool that searches for driving tests, we will:

suspend their ability to manage their test online – they will then only be able to make changes or book a new test by phone cancel their booking

Our top priority is making the system fairer for all learners.

We are continuously monitoring activity and where misuse is clearly identified – including cases where a learner has not legitimately booked their test or where our terms and conditions are breached – we will take appropriate action, up to and including cancellation of the test.

We’re also reminding learners about the dangers of trying to book or get an earlier test through anyone on social media.

Help us get the message to your pupils

Please remind your pupils of 3 simple things:

do not use unofficial apps or websites to find or book a test slot do not book a test through anyone on social media only ever use GOV.UK – it is free and secure

We’ve published guidance for your pupils about this.

Find out more about the risks of unofficial driving test booking services and social media scams.

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

Congratulations and well done to Eesa Sayed who passed his practical driving test in Tottenham test centre on his first attempt..Tuesday 2nd June 2026 at 1.35pm.

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Congratulations and well done to Joseph Marc Christopher Mahon he passed his practical driving test in Wanstead test centre on Friday 22nd May 2026 at 10.14am.