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Driving Tests: Standards

Asked by Mr Joshua ReynoldsLiberal DemocratDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 1 December 2025UIN 93621

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to reduce waiting times for learner drivers seeking to book and take the car theory test.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has a key performance indicator (KPI) to provide theory test candidates with a test appointment within 28 days of their preferred date which is measured as a regional average. Despite unprecedented levels of demand for theory tests this KPI is consistently met.

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