Question follow-through · 49433

Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to prevent bots booking driving tests.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
30 Apr 2025
Target answer date
6 May 2025
Answer
12 May 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 30 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to prevent bots booking driving tests.

  2. 6 May 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 12 May 2025

    Answer published

    The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) keeps Britain moving, safely and sustainably by:Regulating the driver training industry and conducting theory and practical driving tests on goods vehicles, motorcycles and cars.Testing heavy goods vehicles a...

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