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Driving Tests: Recruitment

Asked by Dr Luke EvansConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 20 April 2026UIN 124995

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2026 to Question 116254 on Driving Tests, whether he will assess the potential impact of the driving examiner group recruitment campaign in (a) Leicestershire and (b) the East Midlands.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) does not employ approved driving instructors.

The table below shows how many full-time equivalent driving examiners who conduct tests at test centres in Hinckley and Bosworth and Leicestershire in January 2026 compared to April 2025.

April 2025

January 2026

Location

Full time equivalent DEs

Full time equivalent DEs

Leicester Cannock St

10.86

13.86

Leicester Wigston

12.39

12.50

Loughborough

3.80

3.54

Hinkley

2.62

3

The DVSA will continue to assess the recruitment needs of all test centres, including those in Leicestershire and the East Midlands and will continue to launch further recruitment campaigns to address demand.

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