Editorial owner: Exchange Driving Tests. This guide summarises the official GOV.UK guidance and does not replace advice from DVSA.
The three location routes
DVSA says learners may be able to exchange bookings where the test centre is:
- the same test centre;
- one of the three nearest test centres; or
- a test centre that was originally booked.
The permitted location must work for both learners. A match at a centre one learner can use is not enough if the other learner cannot move there under their own booking rules.
Other rules still apply
- Both learners must already have a practical test booked.
- The test type and any extra-time requirements must be compatible.
- The swap must meet the 10-full-working-day timing rule for the earliest test.
- A swap counts as a change to each affected booking, so each learner must have a permitted change remaining.
- Each learner must complete the official process directly with DVSA by phone.
What Exchange Driving Tests checks
The matching form asks whether you need the same centre and lets you name other centres you could attend. A possible result is reviewed manually. It is not a reservation, guarantee or completed change.
Before proceeding, use the 10 working day checker and read the privacy and safety guide.
Official source
Read GOV.UK: swapping your driving test with another learner driver. The official source takes priority if the rules change.