Driving Tests
Commons · Question 16516 · Tabled 7 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Jerome Mayhew
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many full-time equivalent driving examiners recruited by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) were (a) in post and (b) delivering practical car driving tests in June 2026.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 13 Jul 2026
In June 2026 there were 1,644 full-time equivalent (FTE) driving examiners (DE) in post, and out of those, 1,589 were available to deliver practical car driving tests.