Is undertaking illegal? The Highway Code allows passing on the left in two specific situations. Here is what Rules 162 to 169 and 268 say, including passing distances for cyclists and horse riders.
DVSA has suspended online driving test booking for more than a thousand licence numbers since May 2026. Here is what a 12-month suspension stops, what it leaves alone (your theory test is fine), and the two-stage route to getting the decision reviewed.
Two DVSA question stems are spiking in UK searches this week: red and amber showing together, and where to find your tow hitch noseweight. Here are both answers, the Highway Code wording behind them, and the reasoning that handles the reworded versions.
The search "dvla theory test app" is rising fast, and it names the wrong agency. DVSA runs the tests, DVLA runs the licence. Here is the split, which one you need in each situation, and why the mix-up costs more than a wasted phone call.
From 1 October 2026, Graduated Driver Licensing is mandatory for new provisional licence holders in Northern Ireland. A six month minimum learning period, a signed logbook, a longer restricted period and new night-time passenger rules. Here is what it means for learners.
A new national policing centre is targeting ghost plates, cloned plates and missing plates. Incorrectly displayed plates carry a fine of up to £1,000, and the rules behind them sit squarely in your theory test revision.
The DVSA theory test is available in English and Welsh only. Here is why the 19 foreign language voiceovers ended in 2014, what support you can still request, and how to revise if English is your second language.
ADI part 1 has a banded pass mark: 85 out of 100 overall and at least 20 out of 25 in each of the 4 categories. Score 93 with one weak band and you still fail. Here is how to revise around it.
Driver CPC part 1 is not the car theory test with lorries in it. Two parts booked separately, 100 questions in 1 hour 55, a pass mark of 85, 19 hazard clips, and a two year clock that starts with the first part you pass.
DVSA published new guidance on 28 August 2026 explaining when driving test appointments are released and how earlier tests actually appear. It debunks the 6am Monday myth, and warns about the search limit that can lock you out.
DVSA's Chief Executive published fresh waiting time figures on 28 August 2026: centres at a 24 week wait fell from 182 to 143, availability rose to 11.8%, and July saw a record 197,295 tests. Here is what it means for learners.
Not everyone needs a car theory test, and not everyone has to wait until 17. Here are the DVSA rules on exemptions, the PIP age exception, and the motorcycle licence trap that costs riders weeks.