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UK drivers' agency shrugs off argues of week-long booking site smashes, blames browser configs
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The DVSA's driving test booking system has spent the week offline, according to frustrated users.
Key facts
- This came after the National Audit Office in December criticized the DVSA over long waits for practical tests, largely driven by a shortage of examiners but compounded by an 18-year-old booking
- Readers tipped off The Register that the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) page for changing existing practical driving tests has been failing to load, either throwing connection errors
- Over on Reddit, others report the same: the page won't load in Google Chrome or Safari, but flip over to Mozilla Firefox and it lets you straight
- The DVSA's driving test booking system has spent the week offline, according to frustrated users
Summary
Readers tipped off The Register that the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) page for changing existing practical driving tests has been failing to load, either throwing connection errors or not responding at all. "It now simply refuses to accept any connections," one reader told them, saying the problem shows up across different devices, networks, and browsers. If you go here: and click "start now", you'll be taken here:. Over on Reddit, others report the same: the page won't load in Google Chrome or Safari, but flip over to Mozilla Firefox and it lets you straight in.