Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 127888

Driving Tests

Tabled: 16 April 2026

Answered: 22 April 2026

Named Day

Question

Shivani Raja

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) short-notice and (b) late cancellations of driving tests there have been since 4 July 2024; what proportion of available test slots were unused in each month; and what the overall utilisation rate

Answer

Simon Lightwood

The Department for Transport has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.