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Driving Tests: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether it is her policy to maintain the number of driving test centres in rural communities.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
7 May 2025
Target answer date
12 May 2025
Answer
15 May 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 7 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether it is her policy to maintain the number of driving test centres in rural communities.

  2. 12 May 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 15 May 2025

    Answer published

    The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is committed to providing its customers, including those in rural areas, with the best service possible. DVSA continually reviews its estate to ensure it represents good value for money and is efficient.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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