How to book a driver theory test
The theory test costs £32.00 and should be booked well in advance of the provisional licence expiry date to ensure that a test date is available before your provisional licence expires.
You can book a test in two ways:
- At Driver and Vehicle Standards in person (bookings cannot be taken by phone) There address is:-
Driver and Vehicle Standards
La Route De Veulle
La Collette
St Helier
Jersey
JE1 3UE
You will need to bring with you:
• Your Jersey Provisional Licence
• The fee (£32.00) either in cash, as a cheque payable to the Treasurer of the States or by credit / debit card.
2. Online, paying £32.00 using a credit or debit card https://dvs.mygov.je/
On the day of your test
You take the test at Driver and Vehicle Standards (DVS). You should arrive at DVS reception at least 15 minutes before your test. You will not be allowed to take your test if you are late, and you will have to apply and pay again.
You must bring your provisional licence with you. You should check that the date is still valid and that it covers the correct category for the test you are taking.
The test
The test is a multi-choice exam. You will use a touchscreen PC to answer.
There are 50 questions in the test. You must answer 43 out of 50 correctly to pass.
You will find out if you’ve passed immediately at the end of the test.
Preparing for the test
The following publications can help you to prepare for the driver theory test:
• the Jersey Highway Code (available free of charge from your parish hall)
• the Official Highway Code
• the Official Theory Test for Car Drivers
• the Official “Islands” Driving Theory Test App
• the Official “Islands” Driving Theory Test DVD (available from Driver and Vehicle Standards) (for Windows PC only)
Your certificate
Your pass certificate does not expire. However, it will be cancelled if you are convicted of an offence that requires you to re-sit the prescribed driving test.
You will need it to book your practical driving test. Also, if you wish to sit another practical driving test within the same licence category, your pass certificate will exempt you from sitting another driving theory test.
Changes to driver theory test planned
Driver and Vehicle Standards is planning to introduce a longer theory test for learner drivers in 2016.
The amount of questions for motorcycle and car tests will be increased from 35 to 50. The amount of time allowed to take the test will also be increased from 40 to 60 minutes, inclusive of 5 minutes practice time, to take account of the extra questions.
The theory test for large goods and large passenger vehicles will be given an extra hour and 20 minutes to answer 100 questions increased from 35.
The voice over for the new theory tests will only be available in English
In addition to this DVS will be introducing a Hazard Perception section of the test within the next 12 months which will require candidates to look at video clips and be asked to identify developing hazards as early as possible.
Acknowledgements
This information has been re-created from the information contained in the States of Jersey Website, provided by the Driver and Vehicle standards