You can book your car theory test once you have a provisional driving licence, and you can sit it anytime from your 17th birthday onwards. YOU MUST TAKE BOTH PARTS OF YOUR LICENCE WITH YOU ON THE DAY OF THE TEST - PHOTOCARD AND PAPER COUNTERPART ! There are two elements to the test - the multiple choice questions where you have 50 questions and the pass mark is 43. You also then have a hazard perception test of video clips where the pass mark is 44 out of 75. You have to pass both at once, otherwise you have to retake both sections. The waiting list is normally around 3 weeks, and the local theory test centres are at Sidcup or Croydon (these are seperate centres from the practical driving test centres). You can book by web or phone and the current cost is £31.00. You will need a credit or debit card and your driving licence number. If you have any special needs, such as dyslexia, enter this information when you book.

To book online click here.

Phone - 0300 200 1122

You can purchase a number of different study aids, but the best are published by the DSA - the people who set the tests. For the question element, get the book or CD-ROM "The Official Theory Test For Cars" and for the hazard test get "The Offical Hazard Perception" DVD. 

From the 28th September 2009 you will need to answer a case study-style question as part of your Theory Test.

In your test you will be presented with one case study where you will be required to answer 5 questions that are related to the scenario displayed on screen.
Each question will still be in the multiple choice format as with the other Theory Test questions.
You will still need to answer 50 multiple choice questions that are broken down as follows:

5 multiple choice questions that relate to the case study

The pass mark remains at 43/50.

For more information on this, and two free practice tests on the DSA's website click here, and you can also view the DSA's information videos on YouTube by clicking here.
 Click the links on the left menu for more information on each section of the test.