DVSA opening hours: Christmas and New Year
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) will be closed at times during Christmas 20242025 and New Year 2025.2026.

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) will be closed at times during Christmas 2025 and New Year 2026.
Driving test centres, vehicle test stations and and DVSA customer customer service centres will have different opening hours during Christmas and New Year.Year.
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TheThe bank bank holidays will affect the last date to change or cancel your theory or driving test.test.
Driving test centres, vehicle testtest stations and stations and customer supportsupport
| Date | Driving test centres |
Customer service centre |
|---|---|---|
| Monday |
Most centres and stations will be open | Open as normal |
| Tuesday 23 December | Most centres and stations will be open normal | Open as normal |
| Wednesday 24 December | Some centres will be open | 8am to 4pm |
| Closed | Closed | |
| Some centres will be open | Closed | |
| Some centres will be open | ||
| Some centres will be open | Closed | |
| Some centres will be open | ||
| Some centres will be open | 8am to 4pm | |
| Some centres will be open | 8am to 4pm | |
| Some centres will be open | Closed | |
| Some centres will be open | Open as normal | |
| Saturday 3 January | Most centres and stations will be open normal | Closed |
| Sunday 4 January | Most centres and stations will be open normal | Closed |
| Monday 5 January | Open as normal | Open as normal |
TheoryCar driving tests: last date to change or cancel
The table shows the last date to:
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change your test without having to pay again
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cancel your test and get a full refund
You still need to change or cancel after the dates shown if you can no longer attend.
It’s quicker to use the online services than it is to phone to change your car driving test or cancel your car driving test
| Test date | Last date to change without having to pay again or cancel with a full refund (online) | Last date to change without having to pay again or cancel with a full refund (phone) |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 22 December 2025 | Tuesday 9 December 2025 | Tuesday 9 December 2025 |
| Tuesday 23 December 2025 | Wednesday 10 December 2025 | Wednesday 10 December 2025 |
| Wednesday 24 December 2025 | Thursday 11 December 2025 | Thursday 11 December 2025 |
| Thursday 25 December 2025 | No tests | No tests |
| Friday 26 December 2025 | Friday 12 December 2025 | Friday 12 December 2025 |
| Saturday 27 December 2025 | Friday 12 December 2025 | Friday 12 December 2025 |
| Sunday 28 December 2025 | Saturday 13 December 2025 | Friday 12 December 2025 |
| Monday 29 December 2025 | Saturday 13 December 2025 | Friday 12 December 2025 |
| Tuesday 30 December 2025 | Monday 15 December 2025 | Monday 15 December 2025 |
| Wednesday 31 December 2025 | Tuesday 16 December 2025 | Tuesday 16 December 2025 |
| Thursday 1 January 2026 | Wednesday 17 December 2025 | Wednesday 17 December 2025 |
| Friday 2 January 2026 | Wednesday 17 December 2025 | Wednesday 17 December 2025 |
| Saturday 3 January 2026 | Thursday 18 December 2025 | Thursday 18 December 2025 |
| Sunday 4 January 2026 | Friday 19 December 2025 | Friday 19 December 2025 |
| Monday 5 January 2026 | Friday 19 December 2025 | Friday 19 December 2025 |
| Tuesday 6 January 2026 | Saturday 20 December 2025 | Friday 19 December 2025 |
| Wednesday 7 January 2026 | Monday 22 December 2025 | Monday 22 December 2025 |
| Thursday 8 January 2026 | Tuesday 23 December 2025 | Tuesday 23 December 2025 |
| Friday 9 January 2026 | Wednesday 24 December 2025 | Wednesday 24 December 2025 |
| Saturday 10 January 2026 | Saturday 27 December 2025 | Wednesday 24 December 2025 |
| Sunday 11 January 2026 | Monday 29 December 2025 | Monday 29 December 2025 |
| Monday 12 January 2026 | Monday 29 December 2025 | Monday 29 December 2025 |
| Tuesday 13 January 2026 | Tuesday 30 December 2025 | Tuesday 30 December 2025 |
| Wednesday 14 January 2026 | Wednesday 31 December 2025 | Wednesday 31 December 2025 |
| Thursday 15 January 2026 | Friday 2 January 2026 | Friday 2 January 2026 |
| Friday 16 January 2026 | Saturday 3 January 2026 | Friday 19 December 2025 |
| Saturday 17 January 2026 | Monday 5 January 2026 | Monday 5 January 2026 |
| Sunday 18 January 2026 | Tuesday 6 January 2026 | Tuesday 6 January 2026 |
Theory test and other practical driving tests: last date to change or cancelcancel
The table shows the last date to:to:
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change your test without having to pay
againagain -
cancel your test and get a full
refundrefund
You still need to change or cancel after the dates shown if you can no longer attend.attend.
It’s quicker to useto use the online services than it is to phone to:to:
| Test date | Last date to change without having to pay again or cancel with a full refund (online) | Last date to change without having to pay again or cancel with a full refund |
|---|---|---|
| Monday |
Wednesday |
Wednesday |
| Tuesday |
Thursday |
Thursday |
| Wednesday 24 December 2025 | Friday 19 December 2025 | Friday 19 December 2025 |
| Thursday 25 December 2025 | No tests | No tests |
| Friday |
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| Monday |
Monday |
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| Tuesday |
Tuesday |
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| Friday |
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| Sunday 11 January 2026 | Wednesday 7 January 2026 | Wednesday 7 January 2026 |
Updates to this page
Update history
2025-12-04 10:01
Updated with opening hours for Christmas 2025 and New Year 2026.
2024-12-02 11:06
Updated with opening hours for Christmas 2024 and New Year 2025.
2023-12-05 11:19
Updated with opening hours for Christmas 2023 and New Year 2024.
2022-12-12 15:06
Updated with opening hours for Christmas 2022 and New Year 2023.
2021-12-17 15:16
Updated content with Christmas 2021 and New Year 2022 opening hours.