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1701137

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Tests: Waiting Lists
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average time between (a) requesting and (b) receiving a driving test slot is in (i) England, (ii) the South East and (iii) Portsmouth South constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	21790
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is to reduce car practical driving test waiting times, whilst upholding road safety standards.</p><p> </p><p>To increase the number of car practical driving test slots available, including in the Portsmouth South constituency, the DVSA deployed all eligible managers and administrative staff back on the front line to do driving tests from the beginning of October 2023 until the end of March 2024, which created over 145,000 additional test slots. Eligible managers and administrative staff will continue to spend a portion of their time conducting car tests in the coming months to help continue to reduce waiting times.</p><p> </p><p>To further increase the number of available test slots, including in the Portsmouth South constituency, it is conducting tests outside of regular hours, including at weekends and on public holidays, and buying back annual leave from driving examiners.</p><p> </p><p>Since April 2021, measures put in place by the DVSA to reduce waiting times for its customers, together with the ongoing recruitment of driving examiners, is creating on average over 48,300 extra car test slots each month.</p><p> </p><p>The average waiting time in March 2024 for a car practical driving test in Great Britain was 17.1 weeks, and in the Portsmouth South constituency it was 22.4 weeks. To address the continued high demand for tests in the South, the DVSA is asking driving examiners from areas with lower waiting times to travel and test in centres with higher waiting times. This is in addition to recruiting over 160 driving examiners in the areas where waiting times are highest, including the Portsmouth South constituency.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to know the number of people waiting to be allocated a driving test slot.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to know the time between requesting (seeking) and receiving (booking) a driving test slot, or the time between requesting (booking) and receiving (taking) a driving test slot.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 21791 21792 21793 question first answered 22/04/2024 13:39:44 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1700060

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Tests: Waiting Lists
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 6 March 2024 to 16465 on Driving Tests: Waiting Lists, what the average waiting time for DVSA driving tests was across Great Britain as of 6 March 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	21006
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s main priority is to reduce car practical driving test waiting times, whilst upholding road safety standards.</p><p> </p><p>As of 8 April 2024, there were 510,385 car practical driving tests booked, and 119,545 driving tests available within the 24-week booking window.</p><p> </p><p>The average waiting time for a car practical driving test in Great Britain, in March 2024, was 17.1 weeks.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 17/04/2024 14:41:04 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1698330

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Tests: Waiting Lists
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time for a driving test was in (a) England and (b) East Midlands as of 25 March 2024.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	20146
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>The average waiting time for a car practical driving test in England, in February 2024, was 17.5 weeks.</p><p> </p><p>The average waiting time for a car practical driving test in the East Midlands, in February 2024, was 17.6 weeks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/04/2024 11:10:30 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1694761

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Tests: Waiting Lists
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2024 to Question 16465 on Driving Tests: Waiting Lists, what the average waiting time was for a driving test from DVSA in (a) the UK, (b) England, (c) each region and (d) each driving centre in March 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	17730
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>The attached spreadsheet PQ 17731 shows the average waiting time in March 2023 for a car practical driving test, broken down by:</p><ul><li>Great Britain</li><li>England</li><li>each region/zone</li><li>each driving centre</li></ul><p>The attached spreadsheet PQ 17730 shows the average waiting time in March 2022 for a car practical driving test, broken down by:</p><ul><li>Great Britain</li><li>England</li><li>each region/zone</li><li>each driving centre</li></ul> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman attachment 1 file name PQ 17730.xlsx title 17730 Average waiting times 2 file name PQ 17731.xlsx title 17731 Average waiting times grouped question UIN 17731 question first answered 14/03/2024 12:31:17 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1694762

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Tests: Waiting Lists
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2024 to Question 16465 on Driving Tests: Waiting Lists, what the average waiting time was for a driving test from DVSA in (a) the UK, (b) England, (c) each region and (d) each driving centre in March 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	17731
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>The attached spreadsheet PQ 17731 shows the average waiting time in March 2023 for a car practical driving test, broken down by:</p><ul><li>Great Britain</li><li>England</li><li>each region/zone</li><li>each driving centre</li></ul><p>The attached spreadsheet PQ 17730 shows the average waiting time in March 2022 for a car practical driving test, broken down by:</p><ul><li>Great Britain</li><li>England</li><li>each region/zone</li><li>each driving centre</li></ul> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman attachment 1 file name PQ 17730.xlsx title 17730 Average waiting times 2 file name PQ 17731.xlsx title 17731 Average waiting times grouped question UIN 17730 question first answered 14/03/2024 12:31:17 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1693010

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Tests: Waiting Lists
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time is for a driving test from DVSA in (a) England, (b) each region and (c) each driving centre.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	16465
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2024 answer text <p>As of 4 March 2024, there were 514,894 car practical driving tests booked, and 133,555 driving tests available within the 24-week booking window. The average waiting time for a car practical driving test in England is 17.8 weeks.</p><p>The attached spreadsheet shows the average waiting time for a car practical driving test, per region, and at each test centre, as of 4 March 2024.</p><p>The Secretary of State for Transport has decided, going forward, to regularly publish this information to show progress in tackling the testing backlog that has arisen since Covid.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 16466 question first answered 06/03/2024 17:46:34 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman attachment 1 file name 16466.xlsx title DVSA Average waiting time
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1693011

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Tests: Waiting Lists
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total number of drivers in England waiting for a driving test from DVSA was as of 1 March 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	16466
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2024 answer text <p>As of 4 March 2024, there were 514,894 car practical driving tests booked, and 133,555 driving tests available within the 24-week booking window. The average waiting time for a car practical driving test in England is 17.8 weeks.</p><p>The attached spreadsheet shows the average waiting time for a car practical driving test, per region, and at each test centre, as of 4 March 2024.</p><p>The Secretary of State for Transport has decided, going forward, to regularly publish this information to show progress in tackling the testing backlog that has arisen since Covid.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 16465 question first answered 06/03/2024 17:46:34 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman attachment 1 file name 16466.xlsx title DVSA Average waiting time
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1671969

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Tests: Waiting Lists
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2023 to Question 2364 on Driving Tests: Waiting Lists, if he will make an estimate of the average waiting time in weeks for a practical driving test at each DVSA centre in (a) December 2019 and (b) each month between June 2021 and November 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	2931
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>The average waiting time in weeks for a practical driving test at each test centre in December 2019, pre-Covid, and in each month between June 2021 and November 2023 is in the attached table.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 27/11/2023 16:38:20 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman attachment 1 file name WPQ-00005850.xlsx title Practical Driving Test Waiting Times - UIN 2931
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1670613

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Tests: Waiting Lists
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the average waiting time for a practical driving test at each DVSA assessment centre as of 16 November 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	2364
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2023 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is aware that some companies have been using bots or third-party applications to snap up appointments on its public booking service, as soon as they become available, leaving fewer test appointments for genuine learner drivers to purchase directly from the DVSA.</p><p> </p><p>These apps or bots are not approved by the DVSA.</p><p> </p><p>In January this year, the DVSA changed the terms and conditions for using the booking service to help prevent anyone from selling tests at profit. Since then, the DVSA has issued 192 warnings, 532 suspensions, and closed 438 businesses for misuse of its booking service.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure its booking system is used correctly, the DVSA has also:</p><ul><li>stopped accepting new automatic online registrations to use its tests booking service</li><li>stopped accepting any new registrations from companies who do not directly employ a driving instructor.</li><li>removed registrations not linked to driving instructors.</li><li>reduced the number of times a driving test appointment can be changed from 10 to the pre-pandemic limit of 6.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Following these changes, there has been a significant drop in traffic to these services because the DVSA is successfully identifying and blocking apps or bots.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As of 13 November 2023, there were 562,296 car practical driving tests booked, and 82,836 driving tests available within the 24-week booking window. The national average waiting time for a car practical driving test in October 2023 was 18.8 weeks. The DVSA does not hold the number of driving tests that have been booked by automated bots.</p><p> </p><p>Since April 2021, measures put in place by the DVSA to reduce waiting times for its customers is creating on average over 42,900 extra car test slots each month.</p><p>DVSA is examining additional measures to further strengthen the system.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 2362 2363 2365 question first answered 21/11/2023 15:36:27 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh