Driving Tests: Standards
Commons · Question 93621 · Tabled 21 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Joshua Reynolds
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to reduce waiting times for learner drivers seeking to book and take the car theory test.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 1 Dec 2025
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has a key performance indicator (KPI) to provide theory test candidates with a test appointment within 28 days of their preferred date which is measured as a regional average. Despite unprecedented levels of demand ...