Select Committee · Transport Committee
Driving tests availability
Status: Open
Opened: 18 Nov 2024
Average waiting times from practical driving tests has increased from the pre-pandemic average of 6 weeks to 17 weeks in September 2024. In this evidence session the Committee will seek to understand the causes of the long wait times, the impacts that this is having on future drivers, potential solutions, and the effectiveness of steps …
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Dec 2024 | Camilla Benitz · The AA, Carly Brookfield · Driving Instructors Association, Emma Ward CBE · Department for Transport, Lilian Greenwood MP · Department for Transport, Loveday Ryder · DVSA, Lyndsey Marchant-Davies · PCS, Sally Gilson · Freight Transport Association | View ↗ |
Correspondence
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2026 | — | Correspondence from the Minister for Roads, Department for Transport relating t… |
| 15 Apr 2026 | From cttee | Letter to the Minister for Roads, Department for Transport relating to latest u… |
| 18 Mar 2026 | To cttee | Letter from the Minister for Roads, Department for Transport relating to an upd… |
| 21 Jan 2026 | To cttee | Letter from the Minister for Roads, Department for Transport relating to drivin… |
| 12 Nov 2025 | To cttee | Letter from the Minister for Roads and Buses, Department for Transport relating… |
| 3 Sep 2025 | To cttee | Letter from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Transpor… |
| 4 Jun 2025 | To cttee | Letter from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Transpor… |
| 26 Mar 2025 | To cttee | Letter from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Transpor… |
| 5 Mar 2025 | To cttee | Letter from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Roads, Department fo… |
| 5 Feb 2025 | From cttee | Letter to the Minister of Roads, Department for Transport relating to driving t… |
| 29 Jan 2025 | To cttee | Letter from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Transpor… |
| 8 Jan 2025 | To cttee | Letter from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Transpor… |