Driving Tests
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving examiners started to practice in May 2026.
Answered by Simon Lightwood
As of May 2026, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency had 147 (10.3%) more full-time equivalent driving examiners in post than May last year (1,430). In May 2026, 21 people successfully passed the new entrant driving examiner training course.
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