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Driving Tests: Blackpool North and Fleetwood

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to increase the availability of practical driving tests in Blackpool North and Fleetwood constituency.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Department for Transport
Tabled
3 Dec 2024
Target answer date
6 Dec 2024
Answer
6 Dec 2024 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 3 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to increase the availability of practical driving tests in Blackpool North and Fleetwood constituency.

  2. 6 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 6 Dec 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. Measures in place to reduce waiting times for customers at all driving test centres (DTC), includ...

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