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Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of recruitment and retention challenges in the driving instructor and driving examiner workforce; and what steps she plans to take to raise entry standards, including English

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
19 Nov 2025
Target answer date
24 Nov 2025
Answer
15 Dec 2025 · 26 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 19 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of recruitment and retention challenges in the driving instructor and driving examiner workforce; and what steps she plans to take to raise entry standards, including English

  2. 24 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 15 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    Since July last year, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has recruited and trained 344 driving examiners who are now in post and delivering driving tests. DVSA has had difficulty in retaining experienced driving examiners, some of whom retire ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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