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Improving car driving test booking rules

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Options to improve car driving test booking rules to make the system fairer and prevent people from reselling tests.

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New rule for driving test changes and cancellations to reduce waiting times

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Learner drivers will need to give more notice when changing or cancelling their car driving test to avoid losing the test fee from 8 April 2025.

Drivers' hours: rules and guidance

Collection

Rules for lorry, bus and coach drivers on how many hours you can drive, exemptions from the rules, and when the rules can be relaxed temporarily.

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Securing loads on HGVs and goods vehicles

Manual

How to make sure goods and other items are loaded, secured and unloaded safely from HGVs, trailers, vans and cars.

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Keeping commercial vehicles safe to drive (roadworthy)

Guidance

How to keep heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) and public service vehicles (PSVs) safe to drive, including daily checks, inspections, maintenance and record keeping.

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We carry out driving tests, approve people to be driving instructors and MOT testers, carry out tests to make sure lorries and buses are safe to drive, carry out roadside checks on drivers and vehicles, and monitor vehicle recalls.

DVSA is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Transport.

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Loveday Ryder
Chief Executive, DVSA
Pauline Reeves OBE
Director of Driver Services, DVSA
Richard Hennessy
Director of Vehicle Services, DVSA
Marian Kitson
Director of Enforcement Services, DVSA
Clare Nichols
Chief Financial Officer, DVSA
Adrian Long
Director of Corporate Affairs, DVSA
Carrie Dolan MBE
Director of Corporate Services, DVSA
Becky Thomas
Director of Policy, Digital and Data, DVSA
Peter Hearn
Chief Operating Officer, Office of the Traffic Commissioner
Nick Bitel
Non-Executive Chair, DVSA
Jacob Abboud
Non-Executive Director, DVSA
Helen Aston
Non-Executive Director, DVSA
Professor Matthew Campbell-Hill
Non-Executive Director, DVSA

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