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DVSA opening hours: Christmas and New Year

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) will be closed at times during Christmas 20232024 and New Year 2024.2025.

From:
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Published
17 December 2014
Last updated
52 December 20232024 — See all updates
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Driving test centres, vehicle test stations and DVSA customer customer service centres will have different opening hours during Christmas and New Year.

DVSA’s ’s online services and and information will still be available on GOV.UK.

The bank holidays will affect the last date to change or cancel your theory or driving test.

Driving test centres, vehicle test stations and customer support

Date Driving test centres and DVSA vehicle test stations Customer service centre
FridayMonday 2223 December Most centres and stations will be open Open as normal
SaturdayTuesday 2324 December Some centres will be open Closed
Sunday8am 24to DecemberSome centres will be open4pmClosed
MondayWednesday 25 December Closed Closed
TuesdayThursday 26 December Some centres will be open Closed
WednesdayFriday 27 December Some centres will be open 8am to 4pm
ThursdaySaturday 28 December Some centres will be open 8am to 4pmClosed
FridaySunday 29 December Some centres will be open 8am to 4pmClosed
SaturdayMonday 30 December Some centres will be open Closed8am to 4pm
SundayTuesday 31 December Some centres will be open Closed8am to 4pm
MondayWednesday 1 January 20242025 Some centres will be open Closed
TuesdayThursday 2 January Most centres and stations will be open Open as normal

Theory tests and driving tests: last date to change or cancel

The table shows the last date to:

  • change your test without having to pay again
  • cancel your test and get a full refund

You still need to change or cancel yourafter theorythe testdates orshown drivingif test.you can no longer attend.

It’s quicker to to use the online services than it is to phone to:

Test date Last date to change without having to pay again or cancel testwith a full refund (online) Last date to change without having to pay again or cancel testwith a full refund (by phone)
FridayMonday 2223 December MondayWednesday 18 December MondayWednesday 18 December
SaturdayTuesday 2324 December TuesdayThursday 19 December TuesdayThursday 19 December
Sunday 26 DecemberWednesday 20 DecemberWednesday 20 December
Monday 25 December No tests No tests
TuesdayThursday 26 December WednesdayFriday 20 December WednesdayFriday 20 December
WednesdayFriday 27 December WednesdayFriday 20 December WednesdayFriday 20 December
ThursdaySaturday 28 December ThursdaySunday 2122 December ThursdayFriday 2120 December
FridaySunday 3029 December FridayMonday 2223 December FridayMonday 2223 December
SaturdayMonday 30 December SaturdayMonday 23 December FridayMonday 2223 December
SundayTuesday 31 December WednesdayTuesday 2724 December WednesdayTuesday 2724 December
MondayWednesday 1 January 20242025 WednesdayFriday 27 December WednesdayFriday 27 December
TuesdayThursday 2 January WednesdayFriday 27 December WednesdayFriday 27 December
WednesdayFriday 3 January ThursdaySunday 2829 December ThursdayFriday 2827 December
ThursdaySaturday 4 January FridayMonday 2930 December FridayMonday 2930 December
FridaySunday 5 January SaturdayTuesday 3031 December FridayTuesday 2931 December
SaturdayMonday 6 January Tuesday 31 DecemberTuesday 31 December
Tuesday 7 JanuaryThursday 2 January TuesdayThursday 2 January
Wednesday 8 JanuaryFriday 3 JanuaryFriday 3 January
Thursday 9 JanuarySunday 5 JanuaryFriday 3 January
Friday 10 JanuaryMonday 6 JanuaryMonday 6 January

Updates to this page

Published 17 December 2014
Last updated 52 December 20232024 + show all updates

  1. Updated with opening hours for Christmas 2024 and New Year 2025.

  2. Updated with opening hours for Christmas 2023 and New Year 2024.

  3. Updated with opening hours for Christmas 2022 and New Year 2023.

  4. Updated content with Christmas 2021 and New Year 2022 opening hours.

  5. Updated content with Christmas 2020 and New Year 2021 opening hours

  6. Updated with opening hours for Christmas 2019 and New Year 2020.

  7. Updated with opening hours for Christmas 2018 and New Year 2019.

  8. Updated with opening hours for Christmas 2017 and New Year 2018.

  9. Updated with opening hours for Christmas 2016 and New Year 2017.

  10. DVSA opening hours for Christmas and New Year.

  11. First published.