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Driving Tests

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 13 April 2026UIN 124198

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving examiners started to practice in each month from July 2024 to the latest month for which figures are available.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

The table below shows the number of recruited driving examiners (DE) who successfully completed training and were posted to a driving test centre, each month from July 2024 to February 2026.

Please note, the data shows the month DEs successfully passed training and does not necessarily represent when they first conducted a test as a DE. For example, a trainee DE might have passed training on the last day of any given month, but would not have conducted their first test until the following month.

Month

New DEs who have successfully completed training and moved into driving test centre.

Jul-24

10

Aug-24

12

Sep-24

19

Oct-24

7

Nov-24

10

Dec-24

6

Jan-25

16

Feb-25

36

Mar-25

23

Apr-25

17

May-25

14

Jun-25

30

Jul-25

26

Aug-25

17

Sep-25

48

Oct-25

25

Nov-25

56

Dec-25

19

Jan-26

25

Feb-26

27

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