Written question asked by Maureen Burke (Labour) on Wednesday, 18 December 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 6 January 2025. It was answered by Lilian Greenwood (Labour) on Wednesday, 8 January 2025 on behalf of the Department for Transport.
Driving Tests: Glasgow North East
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the waiting list for practical driving tests in Glasgow North East constituency.
- Answer
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The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is upholding road safety standards while it works hard to reduce car practical driving test waiting times.
On the 18 December, DVSA set out further plans to reduce driving test waiting times. These steps include recruiting 450 driving examiners (DE) and improving rules for booking driving tests. Full details of these steps can be found on GOV.UK.
DVSA continues to aim to recruit new DEs into the driving test centres that serve the Glasgow North East constituency, and is currently working through the recruitment process from recent campaigns. From this, DVSA hopes to make offers to successful candidates in the new year.
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- 21124
- Session
- 2024-26
- Related items
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Car practical driving test waiting times
Wednesday, 18 December 2024
Written statements
House of Commons
- Subjects
- Driving tests Waiting lists Glasgow North East
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