New driving test changes in Britain have come into place on today (Monday 24 November). Candidates will now be required to ...

Caitlin wanted to learn in an automatic car, but was forced to learn manual Caitlin Graham wanted to learn to drive in an automatic car as she hoped the test would be quicker to pass without having to ...

Learning to drive in the UK isn’t like learning to drive in the U.S., and not only because drivers sit on different sides of the car. If British drivers want to drive a car with a manual transmission ...

Britain’s driving test backlog has reached a new high of more than 630,000 - as demand for black market tests soars. A total of 631,472 people are waiting to take their practical driving test, up from ...

Here are the changes, which will become a permanent part of the test from November 24, 2025: More flexibility during the ...

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Currently, instructors can book tests on behalf of their students, but this will be banned as part of the changes. Limits ...

Caitlin Graham wanted to learn to drive in an automatic car as she hoped the test would be quicker to pass without having to get to grips with a gear box. But the 22-year-old says she had little ...