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Driving Tests: Waiting Lists

Asked by Ms Julie MinnsLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 11 October 2024UIN 7940

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of average waiting times for driving tests on the economy.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) knows that car practical driving test waiting times remain high and understands the impact this is having on learner drivers.

DVSA does not record, or hold, information about candidates whose driving licence is a requirement of their current, or potential, employment.

DVSA’s main priority is to uphold road safety standards as it reduces car practical driving test waiting times.

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