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Written question asked by Richard Holden (Conservative) on Monday, 24 November 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 27 November 2025 (named day). It was answered by Simon Lightwood (Labour) on Thursday, 27 November 2025 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Driving Tests

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of the measures included in her Department's joint press release entitled Mirror, signal, manoeuvres: military driving examiners mobilised to cut test backlog, published on 12 November 2025.

Answer

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has agreed with the Ministry of Defence (MOD) that 36 defence driving examiners (DDE) will carry out driving tests for one day a week for 12 months. MOD has charged DVSA estimated marginal costs in line with HM Treasury guidelines.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
93956
Session
2024-26
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Subjects
Costs Driving tests Ministry of Defence
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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