Can You Take Your Own Car To Test?

Can i take my own car to my driving test?

In short, Yes you can take your own car to test. This is providing the car meets the DVSA requirements.

The vehicle must meet these regulations:

• No warning lights showing
• There must be no damage to the tyres, they must meet the legal tread depth. You must not have a space saver spare tyre fitted
• An extra interior rear-view mirror for the examiner
• BE ROADWORTHY
• Passenger seatbelt and passenger head restraint for the examiner SLIP-ON  TYPES ARE NOT ALLOWED
• Be able to reach 62mph at the minimum and have a MPH speedometer
• L plates to be fitted on the front and rear of the car
• Have 4 wheels and meet the maximum authorised mass (MAM) of no more than 3,500 kg

Tax and insurance:

• Must be taxed
• Have an up to date MOT
• be insured for a driving test (check with your insurance company)

If your car has the following features, you cannot use them during the test:

• self-parking
• Tesla autopilot
• your own sat nav

Tinted windows

Your windscreen and front side windows must follow the rules for tinted vehicle windows.

There are no rules for rear windows, but your test may be cancelled if they are too dark for the examiner to see clearly.

Dual controls

If you’re using your own car, it does not need to have dual controls.

Some cars cannot be used in the test because they do not give the examiner all-round vision.

You cannot use the following:

• any panel van (cars without rear seats or rear side windows)
• BMW 218 convertible
• BMW Mini convertible
• Ford KA convertible
• Smart Fortwo (2-door)
• Toyota iQ
• VW Beetle convertible

Always check the DVSA website to be certain your car is test worthy.