Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 93760
Driving Tests: Scotland
Tabled: 24 November 2025
Answered: 28 November 2025
Named DayQuestion
Stephen Gethins
Scottish National Party — Arbroath and Broughty Ferry
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to deploy defence driving examiners in Scotland to help reduce the backlog of learners waiting for a driving test.
Answer
Simon LightwoodDVSA has agreed with the Ministry of Defence (MOD) that 36 defence driving examiners (DDE) will carry out driving tests. The DDEs will be based at the driving test centre (DTC) with the highest demand near either their MOD base location or where they live...
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