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Driving Tests: Hampshire and Surrey

Asked by Dr Al PinkertonLiberal DemocratDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 26 November 2025UIN 92426

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many practical driving tests were cancelled due to examiner unavailability at test centres in (a) Surrey and (b) Hampshire since 2020.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

The attached Excel document shows the number of car practical driving tests cancelled since 2020 at driving test centres in Surrey and Hampshire, where the reason category recorded was, ‘examiner unavailable’.

Please note, that tests that were subsequently rebooked for the same day as the cancelled test, are excluded. Please also note that the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) can currently only publish this data up to 31 March 2025.

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