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Driving Tests: Vacancies

Commons · Question 123815 · Tabled 25 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 17 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Greg Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2026 to Question 118042, what alternative methods the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency uses to identify the source of applications for driving examiner roles.

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 17 Apr 2026

All driving examiner (DE) applications are made through Civil Service Jobs on GOV.UK.Whilst the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) cannot get details of applicant referral sources from the Government Recruitment Service, for campaigns up to Novemb...