Question follow-through · 28952
Driving Tests
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has assessed the potential merits of introducing a system whereby a proportion of practical driving test appointments are reserved for candidates requiring a retest following a previous u
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 10 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 14 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 15 Sept 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has assessed the potential merits of introducing a system whereby a proportion of practical driving test appointments are reserved for candidates requiring a retest following a previous u
14 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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15 Sept 2026
Answer published
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is unable to prioritise learners who have already taken a practical driving test and been unsuccessful over learners seeking to take their test for the first time. All learner drivers have valid reasons for w...
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
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