Question follow-through · 113159
Driving Tests: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government has considered writing to individuals who have previously failed the Approved Driving Instructor Part 3 test to highlight opportunities to train as DVSA driving examiners.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 12 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 24 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 24 Feb 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
12 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government has considered writing to individuals who have previously failed the Approved Driving Instructor Part 3 test to highlight opportunities to train as DVSA driving examiners.
24 Feb 2026
Target answer date
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24 Feb 2026
Answer published
Since 4 July 2024, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has run seven driving examiner recruitment campaigns. The table below shows in which months these were live and the number of vacancies advertised. MonthDriving examiner vacancies advertise...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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