Overview

• Average wait to take a practical test stood at 22.3 weeks last month, according to government figures.
• Future bookings reached 644,398 last month, a period when fewer tests typically run due to summer holidays.
• The DVSA is recruiting more examiners, reintroducing overtime incentives and deploying qualified staff from other roles to conduct tests.
• Ministers have consulted on booking-system changes designed to block bots and curb third-party resales, after reports of slots being sold at inflated prices.
• The statutory two-year validity of a passed theory test remains in place on road-safety grounds, with no plans to extend it.