Overview
- The guidance appears on the DVSA’s Ready to Pass? pages and has been emailed to people who recently passed the theory test.
- Officials point to a national pass rate below 50% as evidence that many candidates attempt the test too early.
- The agency urges learners to cancel in good time if they are not confident, saying failed attempts waste money and lengthen waiting lists.
- The readiness checklist stresses driving without instructor prompts, avoiding serious faults, passing mock tests, managing nerves, and securing instructor agreement.
- The message is an information campaign rather than a change to testing rules or booking policy.