Driving Tests: Recruitment
(asked on 26th March 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency holds on the recruitment funnel for driving examiner roles, including (a) impressions, (b) click-throughs, (c) applications started, (d) applications completed, (e) candidates interviewed, (f) candidates appointed, and (g) candidates completing training, in the most recent 12-month period for which data is available.
Please see the answer to question 122525.
The table below shows the total number of applications, total completed applications DVSA received, the number of applicants invited to interview, the number of applicants invited to the driving assessment stage, applicants recruited and placed on a training course and how many applicants successfully passed training in 2025:
Total applications (including started but not completed) | Total completed applications received | No of applicants invited to interview stage | No of applicants invited to driving assessment stage after a successful interview | No of applicants recruited and placed on a training course | No of applicants successfully passing training course |
19,138 | 11,132 | 5,662 | 1,512 | 460 | 327 |
For any recruitment campaign a candidate must complete the application on Civil Service Jobs by the application deadline. If a candidate starts the initial application but does not complete it, this application will not be considered as part of the final sift of applications.
The data on applicants recruited and placed on training courses, and applicants who successfully passed training, is the total number for the calendar year, and does not necessarily represent when applicants entered the recruitment process. For example, an applicant might have been recruited onto a training course in 2024 but did pass the training course until 2025.