Driving Tests

(asked on 11th September 2026) - View Source
Questioner
Derek Twigg Portrait
Derek Twigg
(Labour - Widnes and Halewood)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many learner drivers have had their driving test cancelled by the DVSA (a) once and (b) more than once in each month since April 2025.

Answered by
Justin Madders Portrait
Justin Madders
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
This question was answered on 12th October 2026

The table below shows how many learner drivers have had their driving test cancelled by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) once, and more than once, in each month since April 2025.

Please note, this data is based on the month the test was scheduled to take place, which might not be the same month the cancellation was made.

Cancelled once

Cancelled more than once

Apr-25

10,824

46

May-25

13,019

71

Jun-25

10,641

102

Jul-25

11,134

47

Aug-25

9,642

63

Sep-25

12,260

98

Oct-25

13,307

113

Nov-25

12,725

80

Dec-25

12,067

84

Jan-26

12,107

107

Feb-26

10,786

94

Mar-26

13,329

75

Apr-26

10,065

78

May-26

10,518

42

Jun-26

13,814

102

Jul-26

13,081

70

Aug-26

12,048

38

DVSA does not take the decision to cancel tests lightly and will only do so as a last resort. DVSA will try to find another examiner to provide cover if it can, but this is not always possible.

DVSA publishes data on car practical test cancellation reasons by month and driving test centre (DTC) on GOV.UK. This data, in report DRT122B, is updated annually and currently shows data to March 2026. The next update is due to be published in June 2027.

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