The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency had been given a target to reduce average wait times to seven weeks.

A new ban has come into force, preventing driving instructors from booking tests for their pupils, as average waiting times for a practical examination now exceed 22 weeks. From Tuesday, only learners ...

If you are learning to drive, or you are the parent footing the bill, the rules for booking and managing a practical test have changed in ways that can cost you a slot and a long wait if you get them ...

UK driving test changes 2025: Learner-only bookings, bot bans, and MoD examiners tackle 668k backlog In the midst of surging UK driving test changes in 2025, learner driver backlog reaches 668,000 ...

Learner drivers still facing 20-week wait to book practical test - Waiting times remain “too long,” stresses DVLA chief ...

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