The proposed measures include a lower drink-driving limit in England and Wales and a minimum of six months in between theory and practical tests.

A doctor linked to a top British university can be unmasked as the boss of a controversial bot-booking driving test website. The country’s practical test backlog topped 600,000 for the first time ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Changes to the driving test will come into force on 24 November. (Stock image: Getty) (ljubaphoto via Getty Images) Motorists ...

10:25, Sat, Sep 13, 2025 Updated: 11:18, Sat, Sep 13, 2025 The UK government has issued an update to learner drivers on their attempts to tackle the record waiting times for practical driving tests.

Learner drivers are facing driving test waits of up to 24 weeks for at least the next two years. An investigation by the UK’s public spending watchdog has uncovered what it describes as “underlying ...