Driving Tests: Standards

(asked on 5th October 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of average time it takes to obtain a practical driving test in the UK.


Answered by
Rachel Maclean Portrait
Rachel Maclean
This question was answered on 12th October 2020

In March 2020, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) suspended most of its services in line with Government guidance, whilst maintaining access for critical workers to support the national emergency response.

The DVSA is restoring its testing services with new procedures in place to keep people safe and help stop the spread of coronavirus.

As the DVSA has been unable to provide its normal level of service for the past six months, demand for practical driving tests are higher than usual.

Currently, the average waiting time for a practical driving test in the UK is:

  • Car – 10 weeks
  • Vocational – 7 weeks
  • Motorcycle – 7 weeks

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