Oral QuestionDepartment for Transport

What steps she is taking to reduce the backlog for driving tests.

Tabled: 19 June 2025Answered: 26 June 2025

Asked by

Lincoln Jopp

ConservativeSpelthorne

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Transport

Answer from Hansard

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Lilian Greenwood)

I know that many learners are still struggling to book a driving test. We are working hard to reduce driving test wait times and help more people get on the road. In April, the Secretary of State announced further measures, including doubling examiner training capacity and offering overtime pay incentives. In May, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency launched a consultation on improving car driving test booking rules, which currently has over 30,000 responses. Over 630,000 learners now have a test booked. That number will rise as the DVSA increases test availability.