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Check your practical test booking

You can check details of tests for both past and future bookings.

What you need to view your booking

To view your test booking online, you need two of these three details:

• your valid Great Britain or Northern Ireland provisional driving licence number
• your application reference number
• your theory test pass certificate number

Change your practical test booking

You can change your test time or date, as long as your driving instructor is available on the new time and date.

If you change the test booking within three clear working days of your original test date, you'll have to pay an extra fee. Sunday is not counted as a working day.

What you need to change your booking

To change your test booking online, you need two of these three details:

• your valid Great Britain or Northern Ireland provisional driving licence number
• your application reference number
• your theory test pass certificate number

How many times you can change your booking

You can only change your test appointment three times.

If you have changed it three times and the appointment is not suitable, you'll have to cancel your test and book a new one. You'll get a refund when you cancel your test if you give three clear working days' notice. Sunday is not counted as a working day.

Cancel your practical test booking

You can cancel a test booking without losing your fee if it's more than three clear working days before the test date. If not, you will lose your test fee. Sunday is not counted as a working day.

What you need to cancel your booking

To cancel your test booking online, you need two of these three details:

• your valid Great Britain or Northern Ireland provisional driving licence number
• your application reference number
• your theory test pass certificate number

When you can use this service

You can use the online booking service between 6.00 am and midnight, Monday to Sunday.

Protecting your data

You can read the Data Protection Act 1998 - Fair Processing Notice for DSA before you start.

• Data Protection Act 1998 - Fair Processing Notice

How to pay for your test

DSA can only accept the following cards:

• Delta
• MasterCard
• Visa
• Visa Electron

• Driving test fees (motoring section)

Help with this service

You can watch a video guide to changing your practical test online by clicking the link below.

• Video: how to change your practical driving test booking

If you have any problems when using this service, please contact DSA's customer service team.

• DSA - practical test enquiries

More useful links

• How to book and manage your practical driving test appointment (motoring section)

• Practical driving test (motoring section)

• Learners and new drivers and riders (motoring section)