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Driving Tests: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has considered the potential merits of extending the current 24-week booking window for practical car driving tests on a temporary basis, including on the level of test availability and b

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
11 Feb 2026
Target answer date
25 Feb 2026
Answer
25 Feb 2026 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 11 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has considered the potential merits of extending the current 24-week booking window for practical car driving tests on a temporary basis, including on the level of test availability and b

  2. 25 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 25 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    In 2020, the DVSA extended the booking window for customers, allowing them to book a driving test up to 24 weeks in advance from a 18-week booking window. The 24-week booking window is still in place.As part of DVSA's plan to reduce driving waiting times,...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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