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Driving Tests: Heysham and Kendal

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the availability of driving tests in (a) Kendal and (b) Heysham; and what steps her Department is taking to help reduce waiting times for practi

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
22 Jul 2025
Target answer date
1 Sept 2025
Answer
5 Sept 2025 · 45 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 22 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the availability of driving tests in (a) Kendal and (b) Heysham; and what steps her Department is taking to help reduce waiting times for practi

  2. 1 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 5 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is aware that car practical driving test waiting times remain high and understands the impact this is having on learner drivers. DVSA is continuing to recruit as many driving examiners (DE) as possible, inclu...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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