Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 16745

Driving Tests

Tabled: 7 July 2026

Answered: 13 July 2026

Named Day

Question

Joe Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many full-time equivalent driving examiners recruited by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) were (a) in post and (b) delivering practical car driving tests in June 2026.

Answer

Simon Lightwood

The answer to question 6277, 15 June 2026, provided data on the failure to attend (FTA) rate for car practical driving tests in April and May 2026. In June 2026, the FTA rate was 2.9%. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) monitors failure-to-att...

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