Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 50750

Driving Tests: Guildford and Hampshire

Tabled: 7 May 2025
Answered: 15 May 2025

Question

Alex Brewer

Liberal DemocratNorth East Hampshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of time taken for driving tests in (a) Farnborough, (b) Basingstoke and (c) Guildford; and what steps she is taking to help reduce the backlog of those tests.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is upholding road safety standards while it works hard to reduce car practical driving test waiting times.DVSA does not employ driving instructors. Whilst DVSA does not have the power to eithe...

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