Driving Tests

(asked on 29th January 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving tests were carried out in (a) September, (b) October, (c) November and (d) December 2025.


Answered by
Simon Lightwood Portrait
Simon Lightwood
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
This question was answered on 4th February 2026

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) publishes data on the number of practical driving tests conducted by month on GOV.UK.

This data is updated monthly and currently shows data to December 2025.

The table below shows the number of practical driving tests conducted for September, October, November and December.

Month

Tests Conducted

Sep-25

168,644

Oct-25

182,414

Nov-25

173,835

Dec-25

158,720

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