Driving Tests: Staff
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many qualified driving test examiners were available to carry out tests in (a) September, (b) October, (c) November and (d) December 2025.
Answered by Simon Lightwood
The table below shows how many full-time equivalent (FTE) driving examiners (DE) employed by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency were available to carry out practical car driving tests in September, October, November and December 2025.
Month | No of FTE DEs available to carry out practical driving tests |
September 2025 | 1,464 |
October 2025 | 1,485 |
November 2025 | 1,539 |
December 2025 | 1,542 |
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