Swapping your driving test with another learner driver

If you want to change your own test to a different date, time or test centre, you can do this yourself online.

Swapping is different from changing your test. You are not finding a new date or time. You and another learner driver are exchanging your existing bookings with each other.

Swapping your driving test counts as one of the 2 changes you are allowed to make to your test.

You can only swap your own car driving test with another learner driver.

You must both want to swap to each other’s exact test date, time and test centre.

You’re not allowed to change, swap or cancel a driving test for someone else.

You can swap your car driving test with another learner driver if all of the following apply.

You both need at least one of your 2 allowed changes available. You cannot swap if either of you has used both changes.

You must request the swap at least 10 full working days before the earliest of the 2 tests. Monday to Saturday count as working days. Sundays and public holidays do not count.

You can only swap with a learner driver whose test is booked at either:

Check that both your test centres meet this location rule before you call the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).

A swap can only go ahead if the location rule is met for both of you.

You can only swap with a learner who has the same type of test booking as you. This means:

Check your driving instructors are available