Spring 2026: The rules for booking driving tests are changing! See more

From 31 March 2026:

It will only be possible to change a test twice rather than 6 times as before

From 12 May 2026:

It will be illegal for anyone other than the test candidate to book or make changes to their driving test appointment (subject to Parliamentary approval)

From 9 June 2026:

  • It will still be possible to make a new test booking at any test centre in the UK
  • Moving the test to a different driving test centre will be limited to the nearest three test centres to where the test was booked on or after 9 June
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/changes-to-driving-test-booking-rules-in-2026

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What are the course hours?

August 25, 2017 by myDrivingInstructor

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What are the course hours?

We recognise that evenings and weekends are most popular for your regular hourly pupils so a typical course day will consist of

  • 4 or 6 hours tuition
  • plus a minimum 15 minute break not less than every 2 hours
  • plus at least a full hour lunch break (6 hour days)

All of the above should take place somewhere between 8am and 6pm, Monday – Friday subject to the mutual agreement of pupil and instructor.

We don’t want to be too proscriptive about course hours but we feel that the break time is important for both pupil and instructor well being. You will both function better with proper breaks.

These are the course hours that pupils will expect when booking a course – so please do not claim a course in the hope that you will be able to impose a change later. If the pupil does not agree to the change you may be deemed to have cancelled the course.

However both pupil and instructor mutually agree any schedule they feel comfortable with.

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