Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 10314

Driving Tests: Staff

Tabled: 21 October 2024
Answered: 28 October 2024

Question

Freddie van Mierlo

Liberal DemocratHenley and Thame

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing driving instructors to temporarily work as examiners, in the context of recent trends in the availability of driving tests.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA’s) main priority is to reduce car practical driving test waiting times, whilst upholding road safety standards.As of 21 October 2024, there were 567,344 car practical driving tests booked, and 84,092 driving...

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