The Advanced Car Test

Administration
All test administration is handled at RoSPA headquarters in Birmingham where you can contact the Administrative Officer during office hours (0121 248 2000). Outside office hours there is an answer service. Please preface messages 'For Advanced Drivers and Riders'.

When we receive your application form we will send it to the Regional Senior Examiner for your area. Within one week he will allocate an examiner who will contact you by phone or by letter within two weeks to arrange your test. This will be carried out in your own vehicle. Many examiners are serving police officers who work shifts so please book your test at least a month in advance. You may be asked to travel a short distance to meet the examiner or to start the test away from a congested area.

All examiners hold a UK police advanced driving qualification and many are also police driving instructors. Your examiner will, therefore, be one of the best trained drivers in the country. Please bring your driving licence, MOT certificate, if appropriate, and insurance certificate. Tests last about an hour and a half and cover a variety of road conditions. Occasionally, a senior examiner may wish to travel on the test but will take no part in the testing and will not accompany you if you object.

If, at the last moment, you are unable to keep your appointment it is unlikely that we shall be able to cancel the test. The examiner may even have taken time off work to test you. Please make sure that you cancel your test only in unavoidable circumstances and not just for your own convenience. If you cancel your appointment at short notice (three days or less) you will be charged £10.