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<p>There are currently over 400,000 people with a test booked.</p><p>The Driver and
Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has put in place a number of measures to increase
practical driving tests. These include offering overtime and annual leave buy back
to examiners, asking all those qualified to conduct tests, but who do not do so as
part of their current day job, to return to conducting tests, and conducting out of
hours testing (such as on public holidays). The DVSA has also started a recruitment
campaign to increase the number of examiners. The aim is to increase testing capacity
and reduce the backlog as quickly as possible, whilst maintaining a COVID-secure service
for customers and examiners.</p>
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