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- The UK government will deploy 36 Defence Driving Examiners to tackle the backlog, conducting tests one day weekly for a year, potentially delivering 6,500 tests.
- The plan aims to cut the 21.8-week wait.
- Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander announced rules to prevent test reselling, saying, "Every learner should have an equal and fair opportunity to take a test".
- The Ministry of Defence will charge £100,000 for this support.
