Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 70077

Driving Tests: Heysham and Kendal

Tabled: 22 July 2025

Answered: 5 September 2025

Question

Lizzi Collinge

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the availability of driving tests in (a) Kendal and (b) Heysham; and what steps her Department is taking to help reduce waiting times for practi

Answer

Lilian Greenwood

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is aware that car practical driving test waiting times remain high and understands the impact this is having on learner drivers. DVSA is continuing to recruit as many driving examiners (DE) as possible, inclu...

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