Question follow-through · 91132
Driving Tests: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of waiting times by test centre in England for learner drivers undertaking a (a) Theory test and (b) Practical driving test.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 14 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 19 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 19 Nov 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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14 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of waiting times by test centre in England for learner drivers undertaking a (a) Theory test and (b) Practical driving test.
19 Nov 2025
Target answer date
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19 Nov 2025
Answer published
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) have a key performance indicator (KPI) requiring that theory test candidates will wait on average no more than 28 calendar days from booking to their appointment. Despite unprecedented levels of high demand f...
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