Written question asked by Richard Holden (Conservative) on Friday, 28 August 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 2 September 2026. It was answered by Justin Madders (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 September 2026 on behalf of the Department for Transport.
Driving Tests
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2026 to Question 8600 on Driving Tests: Offices, how many driving examiners were assigned to each driving test centre before it (a) closed and (b) ceased conducting practical car driving tests; and how many of those examiners were redeployed to another driving test centre by destination driving test centre and date of redeployment.
- Answer
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The table below shows how many permanent driving examiners (DE) were conducting car practical driving tests, at each driving test centre, before it either closed or ceased conducting car practical driving tests. This also includes the locations and dates of where and when those examiners were redeployed to or if they left the agency.
No DEs were permanently based at Plymouth LGV test centre, DEs were deployed from other test centres depending on demand at Plymouth LGV test centre.
As noted in Answer of 8 June 2026 to Question 4297, some driving test centres conduct more than one category of test.
Number of permanent DEs
Outcome
Barking (Tanner Street)
6
On 5 January 2026, 3 DEs moved to Wanstead, 2 to Hornchurch and 1 to Goodmayes.
Beverley LGV
2
None moved, now conducting vocational tests
Culham LGV
1
None moved, now conducting vocational tests
Exeter LGV
2
None moved, now conducting vocational tests
Hither Green
4
On 1 February 2025, 2 DEs moved to Bromley, and on 3 February 2025 1 moved to Bromley. On 1 February 2025, 1 DE moved to Erith
Kirkham LGV
1
Left DVSA
Norwich (Jupiter Road)
5
On 8 February 2025, 1 DE moved to Norwich (Peachman Way), 2 left DVSA and 2 remain at Norwich (Jupiter Road)
Plymouth LGV
No permanent DEs
Swindon LGV
1
None moved, now conducting vocational tests
Watnall
3
None moved, now conducting vocational tests
Secondary information
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- 21966
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- 2026-27
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- Driving tests
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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