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Driving test booking rules tightened after thousands of no shows
Key takeaways
- Simon Browning Business reporter Getty Images Learner drivers are now only able to swap their test to the three centres nearest to their original booking location in a bid to cut down waiting times.
- It comes as official figures shared exclusively with the BBC suggest no-one turned up to take 64,500 practical driving tests last year.
- The average wait for practical driving tests across Britain are longer than five months.
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Simon Browning Business reporter Getty Images Learner drivers are now only able to swap their test to the three centres nearest to their original booking location in a bid to cut down waiting times.
It comes as official figures shared exclusively with the BBC suggest no-one turned up to take 64,500 practical driving tests last year.
The average wait for practical driving tests across Britain are longer than five months. The new rules will stop learners booking the soonest test available anywhere, then making a series of swaps to get a slot closer to home.
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