Driving Tests
Commons · Question 92913 · Tabled 19 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Joe Robertson
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of recruitment and retention challenges in the driving instructor and driving examiner workforce; and what steps she plans to take to raise entry standards, including English
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 15 Dec 2025
Since July last year, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has recruited and trained 344 driving examiners who are now in post and delivering driving tests. DVSA has had difficulty in retaining experienced driving examiners, some of whom retire ...