Driving Tests
Commons · Question 12028 · Tabled 22 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Joe Robertson
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving examiners started to practice in May 2026.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 25 Jun 2026
As of May 2026, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency had 147 (10.3%) more full-time equivalent driving examiners in post than May last year (1,430). In May 2026, 21 people successfully passed the new entrant driving examiner training course.