Driving Instruction: Leicestershire
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2026 to Question 116254 on Driving Tests, how many full-time equivalent driving instructors were practising in (a) Hinckley and Bosworth constituency and (b) Leicestershire in January 2026 compared to April 2025.
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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