How To Book The Theory Test
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All booking should be done via the DSA booking Service.
2pass and DSA recommends all car and motorcycle test bookings are made via the official Directgov Website.
Don't use third party booking services because you could pay up to twice as much for your test as you would if you book directly with official Directgov.
Do not apply for your theory test until you are sure you are ready.
If you prepare well you have an excellent chance of passing.
The current fees (30th March 2010) are:-
Standard fee for car and motorcycle |
£31.00 |
Multiple choice questions for bus and lorry drivers |
£35.00 |
Hazard perception test for bus and lorry drivers |
£15.00 |
Potential driving instructor theory test |
£90.00 |
Search Theory Test Centres by Town
You can book your theory test via the DSA in a number of ways:-
The easiest way is to book on line, considering you are already using the internet to view this page!
Book via the OFFICIAL Directgov Theory test booking
Web Site
Don’t pay any extra for your theory and practical test bookings - make sure they always use the official Directgov website.
Booking with Directgov guarantees a service that you can trust, and it will always be cheaper than a third party booking service.
2pass and DSA recommends all car and motorcycle test bookings are made via the official Directgov website.
You should be able to:-
You will not be able to book another theory test on the same day if :-
You sat a theory test today and failed; or
You had a theory test booked for today but did not attend
During the booking process you will need a provisional driving licence number and your valid credit or debit card.
By Phone
The most popular way to book the theory test is by telephone, using your credit card or debit card. The person who books the test must be the cardholder.
If you book by this method you’ll be given the date and time of your test immediately.
You can do this by calling 0300 200 1122 at any time between 8am and 6pm Monday to Friday.
Welsh language booking line - 0300 200 1133
Minicom booking line - 0300 200 1166
Fax booking line - 0300 200 1177
When you phone you should have your or the candidate's provisional driving licence number and your credit or debit card details.
You will be given a number.
Take this with you when you attend your test.
By Post
No credit card or cheque card.....no problem, just book the test via post.
Apply for your theory test via application form which you can get from:
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Theory test centres
- Driving test centres
- An Approved Driving Instructor
- Download from the DSA website HERE
The Postal Address to send the completed application form with your payment either by cheque or postal order ( do not send cash) is shown on the form.
If you wish to cancel your theory test appointment, you must give at least three whole working days notice, or you will forfeit your theory test fee. For example if you want to cancel your test and it is on a Tuesday, you will need to ring the booking office by the previous Wednesday afternoon at the latest.
You can not book for another test until the next day after failing. This is to give time for the booking system to be updated
The Theory test may be taken at the following test centres.
Aberdeen, Ayr, Berwick Tweed, Dumfries, Dundee, Dunfermline, Edinburgh, Elgin, Ft. William, Gairloch, Galasheilds, Glasgow NW, Glasgow Central, Greenock, Helmsdale, Huntley, Inverness, Isles Arran/Barra, Benbecula,Islay, Mull/Tiree, Kirkwall, Lerwick, Motherwell, Oban, Pitlochry, Portree, Stirling, Stornoway, Stranraer, Tarbert, Tongue, Ullapool, and Wick.
Northern
Barrow, Birkenhead, Blackpool, Bolton, Bradford, Carlisle, Chester, Doncaster, Durham, Grimsby, Harrogate, Huddersfield, Hull, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Middlesborough, Morpeth, Newcastle, Oldham, Preston, Runcorn, Salford, Scarborough, Scunthorpe, Sheffield, Southport, St Helens, Stockport, Sunderland, Wigan, and Workington.
Midlands & East
Birmingham, Boston, Bury St Edmunds, Cambridge, Chesterfield, Coventry, Derby, Dudley, Grantham, Ipswich, Kings Lynn, Leicester, Lincoln, Lowestoft, Luton, Mansfield, Milton Keynes, Northampton, Norwich, Nottingham, Oxford, Peterborough, Reading, Redditch, Shrewsbury, Solihull, Stoke on Trent. Stratford on Avon, Sutton Coldfield, Wolverhampton, and Worcester
Wales & West
Aberystwyth, Bangor, Barnstaple, Basingstoke, Bath, Bournmouth, Bristol, Builth Wells, Cardiff, Cheltenham, Exeter, Fareham, Gloucester, Haverford, West Hereford, Isle of Scilly, Isle of Wight, Merthyr Tydfil, Newport, Penzance, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Rhyl, Swansea, Salisbury, Southampton, Swindon, Taunton, Torquay, Truro, Weymouth, and Yeovil.
London & East
Aldershot, Basildon, Brighton, Canterbury, Chelmsford, Colchester, Crawley, Croydon, Eastbourne, Gillingham, Guilford, Harlow, Hasting,s Ilford, Kingston, Palmers Green, Sidcup, Slough, Southend, Southwark, Staines, Stevenage, Uxbridge, Watford, Worthing
Northern Ireland
Ballymena, Belfast, Londonderry, Newry, Omagh, Portadown