The driving test booking service reopened on Wednesday 26 August 2020 following unprecedented demand that meant the service had to be taken offline for essential maintenance.
Only a limited number of driving test appointments were available during the next 6 weeks when the service reopened. This is because:
- people who had a test cancelled because of coronavirus were given priority to book a test within this time
- social distancing measures are limiting the number of tests DVSA can carry out
- some key worker tests are still being carried out as a priority
DVSA has closed the online booking system and will reopen it again at 8am on Tuesday 1 September when more tests will have been added to the system.
DVSA has closed the online booking system and will reopen it again at 8am on Tuesday 1 September when more tests will have been added to the system.
From Monday 14 September, DVSA will extend the period in which tests are available from 6 weeks to 18 weeks ahead.
This will add over 375,000 more test appointments between 14 September 2020 and the end of January 2021.