Driving News
New DVSA Code of Practice: What Should You Expect From Your Driving Instructor?
New DVSA Code of Practice: What Should You Expect From Your Driving Instructor? Choosing a driving instructor is about more than finding someone with an available lesson slot. You are trusting someone to help you learn safely, build confidence and prepare for driving...
Swapping driving tests: the new DVSA arrangements explained
Swapping driving tests: the new DVSA arrangements explained If your driving test date no longer suits your progress, swapping with another learner may be worth considering. The DVSA has updated its arrangements for swapping car driving tests. Here is what learners at...
Driving Test Waiting Times: Are Things Really Getting Better?
Driving test times - are they getting better? Driving test waiting times have been one of the biggest frustrations facing learner drivers and driving instructors in recent years, and DVSA's latest figures finally contain some genuinely good news. More tests are...
Changes to how you book your Driving Test
An important update Are you aware that changes are about to happen to the driving test booking process? At Training Wheelz, we want to make sure you have the most up-to-date information. Your journey to getting your full licence needs to be as smooth as possible. We...
Changes to the driving test in 2026
Are you aware of the changes that are coming to the practical driving test in 2026? Some have already been confirmed whilst others are proposed and out for consultation at present. So what do we know is definitely happening? 1. only you as the learner driver will be...
New driving instructors – new opportunities!
Three new driving instructors! We are delighted to introduce three new trainee instructors who are. able to provide driving lessons across Exeter and East Devon. Trainee instructors have a completed a thorough training course with one of our trainers. In the case of...
The Top 10 reasons for failing the driving test – 2025 report
Driving Test Failures 2025 We reported almost exactly a year ago on the latest figures from the DVSA on the main reasons for failing the driving test. The agency has recently issued its latest report on this. At first glance you could be forgiven that all they have...
Theory test question updates!
Theory test questions update The theory test questions undergo an update every now and then. Sometimes this is just a tweak in the wording of the questions bit sometimes, as has happened recently, some new questions are added to the bank of questions available to be...
Train to be a Driving Instructor – Questions to ask
What questions should I ask? A lot of people are interested in training to become a driving instructor. But where do you start and how do you know if a training provider is right for you? Sadly we see many people realising too late that they made a poor choice. Both...