Question follow-through · 111165

Driving Tests: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November 2025 to Question 93760 on Driving Tests: Scotland, what progress she has made on the recruitment of driving examiners for driving test centres in (a) Arbroath and (b) Dunde

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Department for Transport
Tabled
5 Feb 2026
Target answer date
11 Feb 2026
Answer
11 Feb 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 5 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November 2025 to Question 93760 on Driving Tests: Scotland, what progress she has made on the recruitment of driving examiners for driving test centres in (a) Arbroath and (b) Dunde

  2. 11 Feb 2026

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  3. 11 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is continuing with recruitment campaigns across the country to provide as many tests as possible. A full-time driving examiner (DE) can be expected to add approximately 1,200 tests per year to the booking sys...

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