The DVSA is recruiting 450 driving examiners and improving rules for booking driving tests in an effort to cut driving test waiting times.
DVSA unveils seven-point plan to address waiting times for booking a driving test.
The DVSA has moved to unveil a seven-point plan to address waiting times for booking a driving test after Christmas and the New Year period.
It's hoped the new plan will reduce waiting times to seven weeks by December 2025.
The Government says it will look to employ 450 examiners and tighten the rules surrounding the booking and cancellation of tests.
Average waiting time for a driving test is now four and a half months, but there's โno quick fixโ in sight.
Some learner drivers have been forced to look outside Kent for their tests.
The pandemic had a big part to play for the large backlog of driving tests.
Other actions in the plan include recruiting 450 driving examiners in Great Britain to increase the availability of tests and extending the cancellation period ...
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has announced significant revisions for 2025 in an effort to cut down on lengthy wait times for driving tests ...
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has set out a plan to reduce driving test waiting times.