Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 110910
Driving Tests: North East
Tabled: 4 February 2026
Answered: 11 February 2026
Question
Lewis Atkinson
Labour — Sunderland Central
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) average and (b) longest waiting time was for a driving test in each of the the test centres in the North East region in each of the last ten years.
Answer
Simon LightwoodTo aid retention and to encourage existing driving examiners (DE) to stay in role, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is making an exceptional payment of £5,000 to DEs and eligible roles (divided into two payments) over the next 12 months. By ...
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