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Driving Tests: Lincolnshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help reduce waiting times for practical driving tests in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
9 Sept 2024
Target answer date
11 Sept 2024
Answer
11 Sept 2024 · 2 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 9 Sept 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help reduce waiting times for practical driving tests in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.

  2. 11 Sept 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 11 Sept 2024

    Answer published

    The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is to reduce car practical driving test waiting times, whilst upholding road safety standards.As of 9 September 2024, there were 556,774 car practical driving tests booked, and 91,059 driving ...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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