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  "publishedAt": "2026-06-09T08:16:05.000Z",
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    "Drivers warned as rollout of AI cameras that can see inside cars could make £200 fines more likely",
    "Audi admits its £500,000 supercar will not make a profit - 'We don't earn money with this car'",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nNew driving test rules are being rolled out today that could impact thousands of learner motorists as the DVSA works to crack down on unofficial booking services.\n\nFrom today, June 9, 2026, restrictions are being introduced that will limit learner drivers to only move their driving test to the three nearest test centres.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nPreviously, rules stated that motorists could move their driving test to any test centre in the country after they had booked it.\n\nHowever, this was often exploited by people who resell tests for inflated values, with some learners reportedly paying hundreds of pounds for a test.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nIf drivers have an existing booking, the new rule will apply to where the test was originally booked on June 9, 2026, rather than where it was first booked.\n\nThe DVSA explained that if someone booked a test in St Helens in February with a test date in July, they could make a change in May to alter the location to Watford.\n\nWith the new rules launching today, drivers can use their second change to move to the three nearest centres to Watford, namely Borehamwood, Pinner and Mill Hill.\n\nMotorists will only be able to move their test to these test centres, and not back to St Helens like the original booking.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nBeverley Warmington, chief executive of the DVSA, explained that the agency's priority is to stop learners being exploited by third parties.\n\nShe added that motorists are being put back in control of their driving test and that the process is fairer by clamping down on expensive rescheduled tests.\n\nMs Warmington continued, saying: \"These new measures help bring a halt to a system where the use of bots and third parties increases the amount some learners pay for a test and blocks test availability for many others.\n\n\"These measures will help free up appointments for genuine learners who are ready to take their test.\"\n\n### LATEST DEVELOPMENTS\n\n\n\n\n  * Drivers warned as rollout of AI cameras that can see inside cars could make £200 fines more likely\n  * Audi admits its £500,000 supercar will not make a profit - 'We don't earn money with this car'\n  * Self-driving robotaxis to begin carrying passengers on UK roads 'in the next couple of months'\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nMore than 158,000 additional tests have been delivered between June 2025 and March 2026 as the DVSA attempts to reduce waiting times.\n\nThis has been supported by the highest number of driving examiner numbers at their highest level since 2018, alongside the deployment of military driving examiners.\n\nThis is the latest move from the DVSA to crack down on driving tests being taken by people who are purely booking them to sell at a massively inflated price.\n\nSince March 31, 2026, drivers have been limited to the number of changes they are allowed, falling from six to just two.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nMay 12 saw restrictions placed on who can book and manage tests, with only the driver able to make changes, taking away the power of their driving instructor.\n\nThe DVSA also banned the use of unofficial services to search the booking service for tests, with only the agency's service being allowed.\n\nMatt Crole-Rees, motoring expert at Confused.com, said: \"In the long run, measures like these could help ensure test slots are being used by genuine learners rather than being treated as a commodity to buy and sell for profit.\n\n\"However, it does mean learners will have fewer options if they're looking to switch test centres based on availability or performance.\"\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "DVSA confirms new driving changes launching today that will impact thousands of motorists"
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