Question follow-through · 24803
Driving Tests: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, (i) how many people in Scotland are waiting for a driving test and (ii) how many people in the UK are waiting for a driving test.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 28 Aug 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 8 Sept 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Aug 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, (i) how many people in Scotland are waiting for a driving test and (ii) how many people in the UK are waiting for a driving test.
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 Sept 2026
Answer published
It is not possible to confirm how many people are waiting to try and book a practical driving test. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) only holds data on the number of tests booked. DVSA’s booking service is live, and as well as releasing test...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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