Your Practical Driving Test
When your Learner Land driving instructor feels that you are ready to take your Practical Driving Test, he or she will ask you to book a test date at a driving test centre, preferably in the area in which you have been learning to drive. Your instructor can help you choose the most appropriate test centre.
The test aims to check that you can drive safely and that your knowledge of The Highway Code is demonstrated through your driving.
On this page, Learner Land provides useful information to help you when you are ready to book your driving test:
What you need to book your test
Ways to book your driving test
List of Test Centres in the Essex and east London area
After the test is booked
Further information resources
To book your driving test, you will need the following information to hand:
- A valid GB or Northern Ireland driving licence number
- Your Theory Test Pass Date and Certificate number
- A valid debit or credit card to make your payment
- Your Surname and Date of Birth
- An idea of the date on which you wish to take your test
You should be aware that depending on the test centre, there could be a waiting time of between 6 and 15 weeks for the next available test date, although it is sometimes possible to obtain a closer date that may have been cancelled by another pupil.
Ways to book your driving test
There are two ways to book your practical driving test:
1. Online: Click here and you will be guided through the booking process.
2. By telephone: Call 0300 200 1122 between 8am and 6pm Monday to Friday.
Test centres in the Learner Land School of Motoring area
Learner Land offers driving lessons throughout Ilford, Romford, Barking, Dagenham and east London. Here is a list of car driving test centres in those areas, but don't forget that taking a test in an area that is not familiar to you is not advisable.
Hornchurch
75 Station Lane
Hornchurch
Essex
RM12 6JX
Goodmayes
98 Goodmayes Road
Ilford
Essex
IG3 9UZ
Barking
84 Tanner Street
Barking
Essex
IG11 8QF
Brentwood
89 Warley Hill
Brentwood
Essex
CM14 5JN
Loughton
Crown Buildings
284 High Road
Loughton
Essex
IG10 1RB
Chingford
Doric House
128 Station Road
Chingford
London
E4 6AD
Wanstead (Hermon Hill)
2 Devon House
Hermon Hill
Wanstead
London
E11 2AW
Here is a useful Things to do List for when you have booked your Practical Driving Test:
1. Tell your driving instructor immediately so that they can book you into their diary, and arrange an appropriate number of practice lessons leading up to and on the test day. Note that your instructor will not charge you any extra on your test day and there will be no additional insurance charges. You will simply pay your normal rate for the number of hours you book, which is usually one hour before your test, and a second hour to cover the duration of your test and travelling to and from the test centre.
2. You will receive an appointment letter through the post. Keep it safe, or give it to your driving instructor for safe keeping. You will not be able to take your test without it.
3. Make sure you have the following ready in good time for your driving test:
a. The appropriate theory test pass certificate (or confirmation) if you are not exempt
b. Both parts of your photo card licence. If you do not take both parts of your licence you will not be able to take your test and you will lose your fee.
c. If you have an old-style paper licence, you must take it with you, signed, together with a valid passport.
Important note:
If you have misplaced your driving licence, you must apply for a replacement from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA). This could take up to 15 days, so make sure you check you have your licence before you book your test, otherwise you may need to re-arrange it.
Where can I find more information on the Practical Driving Test?
For detailed answers to any questions you may have on taking a Practical Driving test, see our comprehensive Driving Test FAQs
The Motoring section of the Government Direct website also offers further information
And when you've passed your test, don't forget to contact Learner Land or ask your instructor about Pass Plus, Pass Plus London and Motorway tuition. As specialists in all aspects of driving tuition, Learner Land wants to make sure you are as safe and confident as possible in a wider variety of driving situations.
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