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Driving Tests: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help tackle the practice of reselling driving test slots.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Department for Transport
Tabled
25 Nov 2024
Target answer date
27 Nov 2024
Answer
29 Nov 2024 · 4 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 25 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help tackle the practice of reselling driving test slots.

  2. 27 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 29 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    To ensure fairness for everyone wanting to book a practical driving test, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) continues to work hard to combat the unscrupulous practice of reselling tests. DVSA deploys enhanced bot protection on its public faci...

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