Welcome to CRESTDrive

The start of this journey begins with you booking your practical exam via the Pearson VUE website. Once you have booked your exam you will receive two emails:

– An email from Pearson VUE confirming your booking details

– An email from CREST inviting you to sign up and register an account. This should arrive within 24 hours. Please note, if you already have a CRESTDrive account, you will receive an email to log in and upload your files instead.

Within your invitation email to sign up for CRESTDrive, there will be a URL link to create and register your CRESTDrive account.

In order to register an account, candidates will have to provide an email address and password. Candidates are required to verify their email address using an OTP.

Candidates are also required to setup MFA on their account. There are two options: email or TOTP (using an authenticator app). You will not be able to log into your account if you do not set this up. You will be prompted to set up MFA on your account creation.

Once a CRESTDrive account has been created, candidates will need to log on and select the relevant exam to manage their files. Candidates can upload files up to a combined 100MB in size which can be amended and deleted up to 24 hours before their exam.

Log on to CRESTDrive using the following link: www.drive.crest-approved.org and enter your credentials.

Once you are logged into CRESTDrive, you will be able to view your upcoming exam(s) and manage your files.

When clicking on an exam, candidates will find relevant information such as the time, date, and place of the exam. Uploaded files will also be displayed here. Please note that files that have been uploaded for previous exams will not be maintained or displayed.

On this screen, candidates can upload their files to be accessed during the exam.

Please note, you can upload any file type you wish to upload to support you in your exam, however the overall storage limit is 100MB.

Candidates will receive a reminder about their files 48 hours before the exam starts. Candidates will be able to upload and/or amend their files on CRESTDrive up to 24 hours before their exam.

Candidates will be able to access CRESTDrive files during the exam via a shortcut on the browser.

After the exam, your CRESTDrive account will still be accessible. However, you will not be able to access the files that were uploaded for your exam. The files will be removed from your account and archived for three months. After this period the files will be securely destroyed.

If you have other exams with the option to upload files, you will have the ability to securely upload, view and delete files.

Candidates must abide by the T&Cs, CREST Code of Conduct and NDAs when utilising CRESTDrive.

CREST reserves the right in its sole discretion to randomly audit as well as review the content of an Exam Candidate’s Files where it suspects any fraudulent or dishonest behaviour has occurred.

Please see the terms and conditions for CRESTDrive.

You will have the option to delete your CRESTDrive account. Please note that this action will not impact your Pearson VUE or CREST accounts and exam records.

For rescheduled exams, uploaded files will be retained and linked to the new exam date. You will have the option to upload files of up to 100 MB in size, up to 24 hours prior to your re-scheduled exam. In the event of exam cancellation, uploaded files will be securely destroyed.

If your exam is cancelled, please note that any uploaded files will be securely destroyed.

If you need any assistance, please contact our Technical Support team at [email protected]