Passdesk
For solo learners

Your full driving-test toolkit, run by you.

The same progress sheet, theory practice and practice routes a Passdesk school gives its learners. Use them between paid lessons or when you’re practising with a parent.

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14-day free trial · No card needed · No contract · £9.99/mo after

Test prep, all in one app.

Track your own progress

Score yourself against the driving-test syllabus. Test-ready % and time-to-test estimate roll up automatically.

Theory + mock tests

A question bank across all 14 theory categories, with a confidence score for each topic.

Practice routes

Plot or record routes on test-centre catchment maps, and rehearse them with family before test day.

Your own logbook

Your progress stays in your own record. Add an instructor to your solo account any time and they can pick up where you left off.

Sign Spotter

Name each road sign before your car reaches it. It’s the game from the app, free to play right here in your browser.
Theory practice

Theory practice, built in

Practice questions across all 14 DVSA theory-test topics, written by us from the Highway Code, with instant feedback and hints on weak topics. Or sit a timed mock laid out like the real test: 50 questions in 57 minutes, with 43 to pass.

  • All 14 DVSA theory topics: alertness, attitude, safety, documents and the rest.
  • Practice mode: instant feedback, and hints on the topics you find hard.
  • Mock tests: 50 random questions, a 57-minute timer and a 43/50 pass mark.
  • Hazard perception: the video clips aren't in Passdesk yet, so we link to practice for that part.
Question 27 / 50 45:12
Hazard Awareness
You are about to overtake a slow-moving cyclist on a left-hand bend. What should you do?
Sound your horn before overtaking
Hold back until you can see the road ahead is clear
Overtake quickly to clear the bend
Move closer to encourage them to pull over
Start Test Centre End
Cathedral Loop
Castlegate Test Centre · 32 min
Medium School route
Routes & test prep

Practise the roads around their test centre

A library of practice routes for every test centre: routes we've added, routes from your school and routes your instructors record live. Draw on a map, upload a route file, or record on your phone as you drive.

  • Routes from three places — ones we've added, your school's library, and your instructors' own recordings.
  • Draw it, upload it or record it — on a map, from a route file (GPX), or on your phone as you drive.
  • Difficulty rating and estimated drive time per route.
  • Test prep dashboard — your test centre on a map, recommended routes nearby.

Your test, handled under the 2026 DVSA rules.

The DVSA changed how car tests are booked in 2026. Passdesk walks you through each step from getting ready to test day, so nothing catches you out.

  • Only you can book, change or cancel your test. Since 12 May 2026, instructors, family and booking apps can’t do it for you.
  • You get 2 changes per booking. Since 31 March 2026, and a swap counts as one.
  • You can only move to a nearby centre. Since 9 June 2026, a test can move to one of the 3 centres nearest where it’s booked.
  • Give 10 full working days’ notice to keep your fee. Saturdays count, Sundays and bank holidays don’t.

Four steps, one page

See where you are between getting ready, booking, keeping it on track and test day.

Changes and the last free day

Passdesk counts your 2 changes and shows the last day you can move your test without paying again.

Learning in Northern Ireland? You book with the DVA, and Passdesk shows its rules instead. From the DVSA’s announcement and GOV.UK.

FAQ for learners

Do I need an instructor?

No. You can use Passdesk solo on your own between lessons, or while you practise with family. Progress tracking, theory, practice routes and test prep all work without an instructor. Invite one any time and they join your logbook.

Will my progress carry over if I join a driving school later?

Carrying your solo logbook — progress, theory results and practice sessions — into a Passdesk school is being built now, with no date on it yet. Your solo workspace keeps its own copy.

How much does it cost?

£9.99/month after a 14-day free trial, and you don’t need a card to start the trial. Subscribe from your account whenever you’re ready and the days left on your trial carry over. Nothing is charged unless you subscribe, and you can stop any time.

Can my instructor or a booking app book my driving test for me?

Not any more. Since 12 May 2026 only the learner can book, change or cancel their own car test with the DVSA. Passdesk doesn’t book for you either: you book on GOV.UK, add it to Passdesk, and it keeps track of your changes and the last day to move it for free.

Does it cover hazard perception?

Not yet. Theory practice and mock tests cover all 14 theory categories, including the hazard awareness questions, but there are no video hazard perception clips.

Can my parent or partner help me?

Yes. Plan your next practice drive with them, with a time, a route and what you want to work on, and you both get a reminder the evening before and again an hour before. You can share routes with anyone you’re driving with too. Theory practice runs on your own login, and you can add an instructor when you’re ready for paid lessons.