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The road to your licence starts here

Everything a London learner needs in one place, from your provisional licence to passing your test.

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The road to your licence

Scroll down the road. Each stop links to a guide.

  1. Stop 1 · Start hereStart here: the whole road in 7 steps
  2. Stop 2 · Provisional licenceAt 15 years and 9 months, apply for your provisional licence (£34 online)
  3. Stop 3 · CostsThe official fees add up to £119 if you pass first time
  4. Stop 4 · Lessons & practicePractising with family? Your supervisor must be at least 21
  5. Stop 5 · Theory testTheory test: 50 questions in 57 minutes, and 43 to pass
  6. Stop 6 · Booking your testBook your test yourself, and you get only 2 changes
  7. Stop 7 · The practical testThe driving test: around 35 minutes, no more than 15 driving faults
  8. Stop 8 · Show me, tell me2 vehicle safety questions: one "tell me", one "show me"
  9. Stop 9 · Test dayForget your licence and your test is cancelled
  10. Stop 10 · After you passPassed! But 6 points in 2 years and you lose your licence
  11. The finish lineFull licence. Time to go anywhere.

London test centres

All 24 Greater London car test centres on one map, with official DVSA pass rates and waiting times. The London average is 49.1%.

  1. Highest pass rate #1Sidcup58.7%
  2. Highest pass rate #2Enfield (Innova Business Park)53.9%
  3. Highest pass rate #3Tolworth53.6%
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Your weekly streak

Do 3 things in a week to keep a streak going: play the Daily Drive, finish a guide, tick a step on your checklist, or look up a test centre. One quiet week a month is covered automatically.

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