What to take to your test
You must take:
Your test will be cancelled and you won’t get your money back if you do not take the right things with you.
Your driving licence
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.
Rearrange your test if you don’t get the new licence in enough time.
If you do not have a photocard licence
Bring a valid passport and your paper licence.
If you have a licence from Northern Ireland
Bring the Northern Ireland photocard and paper counterpart.
If you’ve lost your theory test certificate
Contact the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) with your name and driving licence number.
You’ll be sent a letter that you can take to your test instead of your pass certificate.
DVSA theory test enquiries
[email protected]
Telephone: 0300 200 1122 (press 01)
Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm
Find out about call charges
Taking someone with you
Your examiner will ask if you want your driving instructor to:
They cannot take any part in the test.
You cannot take a foreign language interpreter with you. You have to take the test in English or Welsh.
You must take:
- your UK driving licence
- your theory test pass certificate
- a car - most people use their driving instructor’s.
Your test will be cancelled and you won’t get your money back if you do not take the right things with you.
Your driving licence
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.
Rearrange your test if you don’t get the new licence in enough time.
If you do not have a photocard licence
Bring a valid passport and your paper licence.
If you have a licence from Northern Ireland
Bring the Northern Ireland photocard and paper counterpart.
If you’ve lost your theory test certificate
Contact the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) with your name and driving licence number.
You’ll be sent a letter that you can take to your test instead of your pass certificate.
DVSA theory test enquiries
[email protected]
Telephone: 0300 200 1122 (press 01)
Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm
Find out about call charges
Taking someone with you
Your examiner will ask if you want your driving instructor to:
- sit in the back of the car during the test
- be with you for the result and feedback
They cannot take any part in the test.
You cannot take a foreign language interpreter with you. You have to take the test in English or Welsh.
