I am one of those people who left getting their driving license until later in life - my fault, I know! Just never needed a car where I lived, but I've now had a change in both location and circumstances so I need to be able to drive sooner rather than later.
Got the theory under my belt but need to book practical now.
Obviously there is a huge Covid backlog and I can't book anything at all right now, no matter how far out I go. I'm aware that new test dates are released on the first working day of each month, but it'll likely be for mid-October if not later.
First question: is there a trick to using the online gov.uk booking tool? I’m getting absolutely nothing, entirely possible that it’s all booked up but just want to make sure there’s not a knack to it or something else I’m missing.
Second question: I've heard that there are a number of online tools to find earlier test dates, but I'm unsure which ones are reliable and/or worth the money. Has anyone done this and what was the result? The one I looked at charges £20 so I want to be sure it works…