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UK Driving Test Delays Extend to 2027 Amid Examiner Shortage

12/21/2025

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Great Britain's driving test system faces a 22-week wait for practical tests.
An audit shows government's plan to cut waits to seven weeks by end-2025 will not be met until November 2027.
A shortage of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) driving examiners, worsened by low pay and a 'dodgy' booking system, has hindered recruitment, and former examiners Jason Sykes and Leon Woodman cite financial reasons for leaving DVSA.

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Story summary

Great Britain's driving test system faces a 22-week wait for practical tests.
An audit shows government's plan to cut waits to seven weeks by end-2025 will not be met until November 2027.
A shortage of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) driving examiners, worsened by low pay and a 'dodgy' booking system, has hindered recruitment, and former examiners Jason Sykes and Leon Woodman cite financial reasons for leaving DVSA.