Question follow-through · 81529

Driving Tests: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of restricting the resale of driving tests on (a) levels of access to and (b) the cost of driving tests.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Department for Transport
Tabled
13 Oct 2025
Target answer date
3 Nov 2025
Answer
3 Nov 2025 · 21 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 13 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of restricting the resale of driving tests on (a) levels of access to and (b) the cost of driving tests.

  2. 3 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 3 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) understands the impact, including the financial implications, the reselling of practical driving tests is having on learner drivers.On 28 May, DVSA launched a public consultation on improving the rules for bo...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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