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Driving Tests: Nottingham

Commons · Question 11723 · Tabled 22 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 29 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Jerome Mayhew

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the impact on learner drivers of average practical driving test waiting times at Nottingham (Chilwell) Driving Test Centre; and what steps she is taking to reduce waiting times a

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 29 Jun 2026

The Government set out a comprehensive package of measures in April 2025 to tackle long waiting times, aiming to deliver around 10,000 additional tests per month. A key step was reintroducing overtime incentives. At Nottingham (Chilwell) driving test cent...