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Driving Tests: Staff

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 17 April 2026UIN 124195

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many full-time equivalent driving examiners recruited by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) were (a) in post and (b) delivering practical car driving tests in i) January 2026, ii) February 2026 and iii) March 2026.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

The answer to Question 122532, 20 March 2026, provides data for the months January 2026 and February 2026 respectively.

The table below shows how many full-time equivalent (FTE) driving examiners were in post, and out of those, how many were available to deliver practical car driving tests in March 2026.

FTE DEs in-post *

Available to deliver practical car driving tests

1649.13

1,604

* - Includes those who are in training to be a driving examiner.

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