GDL date tool

When could your six-month NI learning period end?

Enter the date your Category B provisional entitlement became valid. The tool explains the GDL transition and, where the six-month Mandatory Minimum Learning Period applies, calculates the date six calendar months later.

The date alone does not make you test-ready

Under GDL, the practical-test booking gate also involves the theory test and completion/sign-off of the Programme of Training and Logbook. A Carer’s Allowance exemption removes the six-month MMLP but does not remove the training and Logbook requirement.

Reviewed against official Northern Ireland guidanceInformation checked 22 September 2026.
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