Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 122532

Driving Tests: Recruitment

Tabled: 20 March 2026

Answered: 25 March 2026

Named Day

Question

Mr Richard Holden

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

Answer

Simon Lightwood

For campaigns up to November 2025, The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) used the data available from the civil service recruitment standard applicants survey. This shows which advertising routes generate candidates, however the information does ...

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