What do I need?

Your driving test will be cancelled and you will not get your money back if you do not take the right things with you.

You must be in possession of your provisional driving licence. You will not be allowed to take the test without it.

You need to apply for a replacement driving licence if you lose yours before your test. This could take up to 15 days to arrive.

You may need your theory test pass certificate, though in practice because you can’t book a test without having passed your theory test it is rarely asked for.

A suitable car. Your car must:

Your car must:

• have no warning lights showing, for example, the airbag warning light
• have no tyre damage and meet the legal tread depth on each tyre - you must not have a space-saver spare tyre fitted
• be roadworthy
• be fitted with an extra interior rear-view mirror for the examiner
• be fitted with a passenger seatbelt and a passenger head restraint for the examiner (slip-on types are not allowed)
• be able to reach at least 62mph and have an mph speedometer
• be fitted with L-plates (‘L’ or ‘D’ plates in Wales) on the front and rear
• have 4 wheels and meet the maximum authorised mass (MAM) of no more than 3,500 kg

The car must:

• be taxed
• have a current MOT (if it’s over 3 years old)
• be insured for a driving test (check with your insurance company)

Dashcams and other cameras

You can use a camera fitted for insurance purposes, as long as it:

• faces outside of the car and does not film the inside
• does not record audio from inside the car

Manual and automatic cars

You can take the test in a:

• manual car - these have 3 pedals
• automatic or semi-automatic car - these have 2 pedals

If you take your test in a semi-automatic car you’ll only be able to drive automatic and semi-automatic cars once you’ve passed your test.

Hire cars

You can take your test in a hire car if it’s fitted with dual controls and meets all the other rules.

Vehicle features

You can use a car with:

• an electronic parking brake
• hill-start assist
• an electronic parking brake
• hill-start assist
• cruise control
• speed limiters
• parking sensors and cameras
• lane assist
• blind spot monitoring
• traffic sign recognition

If your car has the following features, you cannot use them during the test:

• self-parking
• Tesla autopilot
• your own sat nav