Driving Tests: Labour Turnover
Commons · Question 127837 · Tabled 16 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 24 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Jerome Mayhew
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving examiners a) ceased to and b) started to practice in i) March and ii) April 2026.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 24 Apr 2026
On 31 March 2026, the Driver and Vehicle Service Agency (DVSA) had 1,604 full-time equivalent driving examiners (DE), the highest number since 2018 and 188 more DEs than on 30 April 2025. The table below shows the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) driv...