Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has considered the potential merits of extending the current 24-week booking window for practical car driving tests on a temporary basis, including on the level of test availability and backlog management.

In 2020, the DVSA extended the booking window for customers, allowing them to book a driving test up to 24 weeks in advance from a 18-week booking window. The 24-week booking window is still in place.

As part of DVSA's plan to reduce driving waiting times, a small number of test centres are trialling a booking window beyond 24 weeks. DVSA will use data and analysis from the trial to decide if the booking window should be extended more widely.