How we find Earlier Driving Test Cancellations

Firstly, it's important to understand that the DVSA does not hold any form of "Driving Test Cancellations List." The Gov.UK website will show the next available driving test date, which is usually months away. However, a learner driver may cancel their test for various reasons. This could be due to illness, financial problem or simply because they feel they are not ready. When this happens, the slot is released back onto the DVSA system. These driving test cancellations are available to the taking. 

We Search every 20 Seconds for a Short Notice Driving Test

DTC UK searches the DVSA system for earlier driving test dates every 20 seconds. That over 3000 times a day. So, as soon as a cancellation appears, our system will automatically grab it. If this particular date, meets your requirements, the cancellation driving test will be booked under your name. We are confident that we can find you a Last Minute Driving Test. You must be willing to take your driving at 3 different test centres. However, if you prefer us to find your cancellation driving tests at only one test centre, it’s not a problem. Although DTC UK cannot guarantee this, we have a success rate of over 90%.

Get a FREE Driving Test Cancellation - 1) Book at Gov.UK

If you can spare a few hours per day searching online for an earlier driving test date than it's possible to find your own cancellation driving test. The DVSA does not charge for this service. However, you will need to be extremely patient as on many occasions, the cancellation driving test date will only appear for a few seconds before it is grabbed by someone else. Firstly, you need to book your driving test as normal on the Government website, even if it's months away. You can also book a driving test at any practical test centre in the UK and later change the location as well as the date.

Change Driving Test Date - Free at Gov.UK

The next step is to log in to https://www.gov.uk/change-driving-test. Here you will need to enter your provisional driving license number and your booking application reference number for your currently booked test. If for some reason, your reference number is not available, you may use your theory certificate number instead.  

Confirm your Short Notice Driving Test

Most of the time you will see driving test dates which are months away. However, occasionally, you may notice there is a cancellation driving test that meets your requirements. In the picture on the left, you can see that there is a short notice driving test available for the 22nd of November. Click the available date and press continue. You will have 15 minutes to complete the booking. If the short notice driving test is less than a week away, you may not be able to make changes once confirmed. DTC Driving Test Services would advise all learner to check that their instructor is available before confirming a short notice driving test. Some learner drivers get so excited that they have found a driving test cancellation that they forget to hit the confirm button. They arrive at the practical test centre to find there is no test for test.  

Change Driving Test Center Location

Once you have entered your driving license and reference number you will have access to search for last minute driving test cancellations by clicking on the "Change" button on the top section named "Date and time of the test." You can also change the test centre location by clicking on the "change" button in the second column named "Test Center."    

DTC Driving Test Services - Driving Test Cancellations

Bear in mind, that DTC UK checks for last minute driving test cancellations every 20 seconds, every hour of the day, seven days a week. So, if you one of these people who value their time, simply give us the task of finding you an earlier driving test date.

If you got your driving test cancellation through DTC, then there is no need to worry. We will simply change your test to an alternative date. No payment is required until you are 100% happy with the date and time of your test.

DTC UK Hire Car for Driving Test

If you have found your own earlier driving test date or used another test finder company, DTC Driving Test Car Hire can help. We usually only require 48 hours notice but we sometimes can provide same day car hire for your driving test. Our Driving Test Car Hire Service comes complete with a fully qualified driving instructor. 

Last Minute Driving Instructors

DTC Last Minute Driving Instructors have all been police checked to an enhanced level and are registered with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA). As they specialize in emergency cancellation driving tests, they are familiar with the test routes used by the examiners. In the 2 hour coaching prior to the driving test, the instructor will cover tricky roundabouts, bus lanes and faded road marking on the test routes. Your driving instructor will also make time for the reverse manoeuvres and the "show me -tell me" questions. Additional driving lessons can be arranged if required.  

DTC Dual Control Car Hire London

DTC UK Driving Test Cars are all insured and fitted with dual controls for your safety. They meet the strict requirements set by the DVSA. When you hire a car for your driving test, you will have the choice of an automatic or a manual car.

Fast Track Intensive Driving Courses

There are many advantages and a few disadvantages of doing an intensive driving course. The main advantage is that you get your driving test and driving lessons fast-tracked. DTC offers fast track semi-intensive driving courses which are suitable for learners who have failed a practical test in the past, international license holders and those who are almost up to driving test standard. The disadvantage of a DTC Fast Track Semi-Intensive driving course is that you are taught to pass your driving test. However, if you took weekly driving lessons, the focus would be to teach you to drive safely for life before focusing on the actual driving test.  Whether you decide to take an intensive driving course o weekly driving lessons, you will also need to decide whether to take them in an automatic car or a manual.

Automatic or Manual Driving Courses

The main advantage of learning to drive and passing in a manual car is that you get two driving license entitlements. Getting a manual driving license means that you can drive both automatic and manual cars. Manual cars are cheaper to buy than compared to automatic cars. Manual cars also consume less fuel. If you’re a low-budget, it makes sense to purchase and manual vehicle. However, learning to drive a manual car is much harder than learning an automatic. You have the added task to having to select the correct gears. Delicate coordination of the foot controls is required so that the vehicle does not stall.  Learning to drive an automatic, leaves you more time to focus on the mirror-signal-manoeuvre routine.

Up-Grade with DTC Driving Test Services

If you take your driving lessons and pass in an automatic car, you can upgrade to manual at any time. However, you will be required to retake your driving test in a manual car. DTC Driving Test Services will be able to assist you in getting an earlier driving test date for your upgrade.