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Change Your Driving Test: Free Alerts & Centre Options

See how free alerts can help you spot an earlier date. Then choose the service that suits you.

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Get free cancellation alerts

Choose your test centre. We’ll let you know when an earlier slot appears, so you can decide whether it suits you.

  • Free to use
  • Instant notifications when a slot is spotted
  • Works on your phone or computer
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We book it for you

Want us to find an earlier date? Tell us your preferred test centre and the dates and times that suit you.

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  • Tell us what dates suit you

Free alerts are the easiest place to start. You choose a centre below and can change it later.

🔥 Just released — cancellations we’ve spotted

Recent earlier dates our monitoring has found at UK centres. Availability can change quickly. Turn on alerts to hear when our monitoring finds a slot at your centre.

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Our monitoring · 16 July to 13 October 2026

There’s no single best time to check

We first spotted 15,615 earlier test dates across the UK. 92% were spotted on weekdays, at different times throughout the working week. Alerts let you know when a slot appears, instead of checking again and again.

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Time of day (UK time)

6am–9am3%
9am–12pm24%
12pm–3pm31%
3pm–6pm24%
6pm–midnight18%

Share of earlier dates first spotted in each period. Book Driving Test.UK monitoring; this is observed data, not a DVSA release schedule.

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🔔 Free slot alerts

Never miss a driving test cancellation

Pick your test centre and get a notification the instant a new slot is released — even when your phone is locked. Then just hop onto DVSA and book it before anyone else. 🏁

  1. 1 Choose your test centre
  2. 2 Tap Enable alerts
  3. 3 Get a ping the second a slot drops 🔔

📲 Tip: from your browser menu tap Add to Home screen to use it like a real app — still free, no app store. On iPhone, add it first, then enable alerts.

New to cancellations? Read how driving test cancellations work and how to find an earlier test, or see when earlier dates appear at each centre.

Turn on free alerts on your device

Choose your device for the right setup steps and video.

On iPhone or iPad, first add the site to your Home Screen in Safari. Open that saved page, choose a centre and allow notifications.

  1. Open this site in Safari and tap Share.
  2. Choose Add to Home Screen.
  3. Open the saved page, select your centre and tap Enable alerts.

Read the complete alert setup guide

🔍 Inspect DVSA time slot releases 🗓️

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Planning to change your driving test? Choose a centre to review recent slot releases and see when an earlier date was spotted.

Pick a test centre above to see the latest released slots.

📊 Pass rates: official DVSA statistics, latest published figures — most 2025–26, a few centres 2024–25 (gov.uk). Map coordinates via drivingteststats.

More ways to plan your driving test

Use the same centre data and practical guides available from the home page.

See which centres your test can move to

Enter a postcode to find nearby centres. Choose the centre shown on your current booking to see its move options.

Select the centre shown on your booking to see move options, or choose a centre name to view its page.

For the move options, use the centre currently shown on your booking. Distances, pass rates and waiting times are context to help you compare; available test dates appear in the official booking service.

🗺️ Find a driving test centre on the map

Tap a centre to see its pass rate, then view its live slots and recent releases. On touchscreens, swipe to scroll this page; use the + and − buttons to zoom the map.

Under 40% 40–50% 50–60% 60%+ pass rate

Questions about changing your driving test

Are the cancellation alerts free?

Yes. Choosing a centre and turning on free alerts costs nothing. You decide whether an earlier date suits you.

How do I get an alert?

Choose a test centre, enable alerts and allow notifications on your device. We’ll notify you when our monitoring spots an earlier date for that centre.

Can you help me find an earlier date?

Yes. Use the WhatsApp contact option above to tell us your preferred test centre and the dates and times that suit you.

Can I change to a different test centre?

Use the centre tool below to find nearby test centres. Select the centre currently shown on your booking to view the options associated with it.

Need a hand?

Ask us about an earlier driving test and tell us which centre and times would work for you.