Question follow-through · 11817
Driving Tests: Lincoln
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the impact on learner drivers of average practical driving test waiting times at Lincoln Driving Test Centre; and what steps she is taking to reduce waiting times and increase te
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 22 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 25 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 25 Jun 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
22 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the impact on learner drivers of average practical driving test waiting times at Lincoln Driving Test Centre; and what steps she is taking to reduce waiting times and increase te
25 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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25 Jun 2026
Answer published
The Government set out a comprehensive package of measures in April 2025 to tackle long waiting times, aiming to deliver around 10,000 additional tests per month. A key step was reintroducing overtime incentives.As well as this, the Driver and Vehicle Sta...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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