Driving Tests
Commons · Question 50820 · Tabled 7 May 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 15 May 2025
Question
Asked by Ayoub Khan
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of extending the period for which driving theory test certificates are valid.
Answer
Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 15 May 2025
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is upholding road safety standards while it works hard to reduce car practical driving test waiting times. The average waiting time in April 2025 for a car practical driving test at Birmingham...