Driving test booking changes – 3 months on
Three months on from our driving test booking changes, we look at what the data is telling us about availability, capacity and progress.
Christian Oreschnick
I joined DVSA after a 25-year career in retail, where I held a range of senior leadership roles focused on operations, transformation and customer delivery at scale.
I started at DVSA as a Driver Operations Manager, overseeing driving test delivery across the North West of England and Wales. This gave me a strong understanding of our testing services and the operational and capacity challenges we face.
In 2025, I moved into my current role as Senior Responsible Owner for the Driver Waiting Times Initiative (DWTI) programme. I lead a cross‑organisation effort to reduce waiting times and improve access to services, bringing together operational delivery, recruitment and training, digital reform, and enforcement.
My focus is on delivering sustainable improvements that increase capacity, tackle misuse, and create a fairer, more efficient system for learners while strengthening service resilience for DVSA.
Giving you a clearer picture of driving test waiting times
Today we're publishing new data on GOV.UK that gives a fuller view of waiting times than ever before - and we'll be updating it every month, broken down by each individual driving test centre.
Changes to booking system – understanding views and how these inform the planned changes
We have published the full results of our consultation on improving the rules for booking a driving test.
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