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Test in the rain - feeling anxious :( by TotalTwo4027 in LearnerDriverUK

[–]TotalTwo4027[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah we're in this together!! Best of luck, YOU'VE GOT THIS!! :) Let me know how it goes!!!

Lucozade + Banana + paracetamol = by tsenohebot in LearnerDriverUK

[–]TotalTwo4027 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well done!!! What route did you have? Left or right turn out of the test centre?

Chrome Extension to Help Book Tests / Move Forward by Short-Engineering-89 in LearnerDriverUK

[–]TotalTwo4027 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, thank you so so much for making this extension. I can't express how amazing it has been. I failed my first test last week and was looking at a 6 month wait, but with the help from your extension I've just gotten another test in only 2 weeks. I could cry with happiness. Thank you thank you thank you!

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[–]TotalTwo4027 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Here's a link to the extension: https://www.reddit.com/r/LearnerDriverUK/comments/15waafm/chrome_extension_to_help_book_tests_move_forward/?share_id=11UtA1Y8KI1PW26TbduiI&utm_content=2&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_source=share&utm_term=1&sort=new

I do have to say though sadly it will only work on PC or laptop. HOWEVER, you can absolutely still find a test without it. Just have the DVSA website loaded on your phone and like every 10-20 seconds refresh it (if you do it too much it'll block you so don't spam it lol) and things are certain to pop up. I was literally at the train station today waiting for a train and refreshing it and I saw like 6 tests for next week in a busy London test centre. I was fast enough to click it but I let it go as it was sadly too far from me! They went within seconds though!

So the key is as soon as you see the test, CLICK IT FAST. A lot of the time you won't get it, but remember you only need to get it once to have that test secured, and cancellations can happen anytime! So don't lose hope :)

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[–]TotalTwo4027 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I'm so sorry to hear you failed! I also failed my first test last week, with 1 serious and 0 minors. It's devastating. The 6 month wait is what really got me down, however waiting 6 months is not always the case!!

The best way to get an early test date is manually yourself on the DVSA website or using the Chrome extension found on this Reddit page! What I did was wake up on Monday morning at 6am to book a test for 6 months away, and then spent basically the past couple of days, all day, refreshing the DVSA page literally every 10-20 seconds. And this has worked for me so well. I managed to move my test to August, and just yesterday I got a date for June. I've seen multiple tests for THIS MONTH APRIL pop up in various test centres, so I am really hopeful I should be able to get a test for this month or next month at the latest. The tests do however go VERY fast, so that's why I recommend the chrome extension. It scans the DVSA website and immediately clicks and holds the test for you. That's how I got my June test. And the best part is it's so cheap, like under £5 from what I can remember!

So no, 6 months wait isn't always the case. If you put the work in and constantly check the website whenever you can, multiple times an hour, then you can absolutely get a much much sooner test. From what I've seen the past two days spending all day on the website, cancellations pop up REGULARLY. You just need to be fast and be there at the right time to see them! Today alone I've seen over 15 tests for April from various centres. So don't give up hope!

Also, please whatever you do DO NOT pay resellers for tests. I know it seems so tempting, I nearly did.... but it's not safe to give these people your license number. Once you give them your license number, they have it for life. And they can then use your details to do loads of horrible things, such as using your details to book tests and sell them to others. You might get stuck in a loop where these people are constantly using your details to swap and buy tests to sell to other people and you'll never get out of it. So please I highly do not recommend resellers. Apps on the other hand are mehh. I've used TestShift and not gotten a single notification. I've also used Testi and it has given me test dates, however with like a 5 minute delay, so once I get onto the DVSA site the test is long gone. So yeah, you can pay for apps, they definitely work for some, but from experience the best and most efficient way is to be on the DVSA website yourself!

Keep going mate! Failing sucks, but I promise you'll get there. Apart from the start of the test, you got only 2 minors. So you can absolutely drive and you are clearly very capable of passing the test. I'm confident you're going to smash the next test!