Question follow-through · 60167

Driving Tests: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to reduce the backlog of driving tests.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Department for Transport
Tabled
16 Jun 2025
Target answer date
19 Jun 2025
Answer
19 Jun 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 16 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to reduce the backlog of driving tests.

  2. 19 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 19 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    On the 23 April, the Secretary of State for Transport appeared before the Transport Select Committee and announced that the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) will take further actions to reduce waiting times for all customers across Great Britain...

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