Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 78893

Driving Tests: Waiting Lists

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Liz Jarvis

Liberal DemocratEastleigh

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress her Department has made in reaching its target to reduce average driving test waiting times to seven weeks by summer 2026.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is upholding road safety standards while it works hard to reduce car practical driving test waiting times. On 23 April 2025, the Secretary of State for Transport announced that DVSA will take ...

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