I can see that this has been put in a category that suggests you are from Australia. Iu2019ve never once set foot in that country (which is a shame as I would love to) so canu2019t really comment on what the driving tests are like over there. What I can tell you about is my theory test in the UK.You have to book ahead through the GOV.UK website. It was a fairly painless process. Once booked, I just showed up on time and presented my provisional license. I was given some questions to answer, which I did, then I was taken into a room with very old computers and sat at a booth.The test was in two parts. There was a multiple choice test that comprised, I think 50 questions.Once I had finished these questions, I moved onto the hazard perception test where several videos play (around 14 I think) one after the other and you have to click the mouse when the hazard appears on the screen. I remember being very cagey about this as during my practice runs at home (I bought a DVD thing) I was too quick for it and was scoring zero points!All in all it was relatively painless and I passed. Once passed, I had two years to take and pass the practical test.I canu2019t imagine that it will be drastically different where you are.