Driving Tests: Standards
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of when the average waiting time for driving tests will be below seven weeks.
Answered by Simon Lightwood
There are several factors driving higher demand for tests, and it is not currently possible to say when waiting times will reduce to 7-weeks or fewer. The Secretary of State will be working closely with DVSA in addressing this important issue.
In the coming months, DVSA will:
• change the booking service to allow only learner car drivers to book and manage their tests
• introduce a limit on the number of times a learner car driver can move or swap a test to twice and also limit the area they can move a test to once booked.
• make use of Ministry of Defence (MOD) driving examiners for up to 12 months to help tackle driving test waiting times.
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