play-icon Created with Sketch. ITV News Reporter Stacey Foster speaks to a driving instructor and student about the struggles of booking a driving test Learner drivers got behind the wheel for the first tests since they resumed on Thursday. More than 450,000 tests were cancelled in Britain due to the coronavirus pandemic, meaning the waiting list to book a lost is around 17 weeks, according to the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA). The newly passed drivers expressed their relief at avoiding the possibility of having to wait several more months for another opportunity. Candidates said the backlog has put them under more pressure to pass.