Driving test booking rules tightened after thousands of no shows
Learner drivers can only swap their test to the three centres nearest to their original booking.
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"the industry doesn't have a huge amount of confidence that any of these measures are realistically fixing the booking system problem."
— Carly Brookfield , Executive
"The location restrictions introduced on 9 June will help to deter bookings at locations where learners do not intend to take their test."
— Beverley Warmington , Executive
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Learner drivers can only swap their test to the three centres nearest to their original booking.
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