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Update on driving test waiting times, December 2016

Posted by: Peter Hearn, Posted on: 16 December 2016 - Categories: Driving test
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Peter Hearn explains what we're continuing to do to reduce driving test waiting times. Since September 2016, we’ve cut them from an average of 11.2 weeks to an average of 7.8 weeks.

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Reducing waiting times: changing how we train new driving examiners

Posted by: Peter Hearn, Posted on: 15 September 2016 - Categories: Driving test
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Following my recent blog post on driving test waiting times, I wanted to tell you more about what we’re doing to improve how we train new driving examiners.

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Dealing with driving test waiting times

Posted by: Peter Hearn, Posted on: 8 August 2016 - Categories: Driving test
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...examiners As a result of our examiner recruitment campaigns last year, 193 new examiners started work at test centres across Great Britain between April 2015 and March 2016. Since April,...

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What we’re doing to reduce driving test waiting times

Posted by: Phil Lloyd, Posted on: 14 August 2015 - Categories: Driving test
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You may have noticed that waiting times for a driving test have gone up recently in some areas. We’re working hard to bring waiting times down in those areas. Here’s...

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