Driving Tests: Heysham and Kendal
Commons · Question 70077 · Tabled 22 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 5 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Lizzi Collinge
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the availability of driving tests in (a) Kendal and (b) Heysham; and what steps her Department is taking to help reduce waiting times for practi
Answer
Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 5 Sep 2025
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is aware that car practical driving test waiting times remain high and understands the impact this is having on learner drivers. DVSA is continuing to recruit as many driving examiners (DE) as possible, inclu...