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Learners drivers get ‘glimmer of hope’ as test backlog eases

Some 621,230 future practical driving tests were booked as of the end of July, down from 656,649 a month earlier.

Evening Standard

CPR questions to be added to driving theory test

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency said motorists are often ‘first on the scene’ when someone suffers a cardiac arrest.

Evening Standard

Questions on CPR to be added to driving theory test

Motorists are often “first on the scene” when someone suffers a cardiac arrest, the DVSA says

The Independent UK

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Driving examiners in Great Britain urged to offer ‘formal’ or ‘chatty’ tests

Report for DVSA proposes move to lessen ‘potential anxiety’ and bolster pass rates among female candidates

The Guardian - UK

Ask learners if they want their driving test examiner to be ‘chatty’ – study

Transport research group TRL, which proposed the measure, said it would avoid examiners creating ‘potential anxiety’.

Evening Standard

OPINION - LTNs, bots and scams - why Londoners can't get a driving test anymore

Every Monday morning at 6AM, my wife and I wake up, bleary-eyed, laptops ready, phones charged, game faces on. We’re not chasing concert tickets or flight deals - we’re hunting for something far more mundane yet impossibly elusive - a driving test slot.

Evening Standard

‘I’ve been surviving on handouts’: Chaos as 120,000 UK drivers left stranded by ‘do not drive’ cars

One mother shares how she is struggling visit her premature son is hospital after rare ‘do not drive’ order

The Independent UK

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Can the DVSA Fix the Driving Test Backlog? 24-Week Wait Times Raise Urgent Concerns

DVSA faces 24-week driving test backlog crisis. Can reforms fix it? Bots, demand surge raise urgent concerns.

International Business Times UK

Labour accused of 'dithering' over growing driving test crisis

LABOUR have been accused of failing to tackle a "growing crisis" in driving test waiting times.

The National (Scotland)

Driving test backlog ‘cannot get much worse’

Some 81% of driving test centres in Britain had the maximum possible waiting time of 24 weeks for a test as of May 5.

Evening Standard

Driving test warning as top school warns situation ‘cannot get much worse’

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said in April the Government ‘inherited an enormous backlog’ but was ‘acting fast’

The Independent UK

The long wait UK learner drivers face to book exams

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Driving test backlog hits 630,000

Some 631,472 future practical driving tests were booked as of the end of May, according to Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) figures.

Evening Standard

Staggering number of motorists now waiting to take their driving test

Learners appear to be heeding calls to wait until they are confident they can pass before taking a test

The Independent UK

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Fake Motorcycle Gear Seller Fined and Dissolved by Authorities, but It's Not Enough

Motorcycle gear manufacturer, Bikers Lifestyle, was prosecuted and fined £10,000 after a DVSA investigation, which revealed that the majority of its helmets failed to meet UK safety standards.

Evening Standard

DVSA makes changes to the way roadside fines payments are made

The new addition is expected to make the fine payment process more efficient

Evening Standard

Driving instructors could be banned from booking tests

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency wants to stop bots mass-booking new slots.

The Independent UK

Driving test backlog reaches record high as over 600,000 wait for tests

There are now nearly 100,000 more learners waiting for a test compared to the same time last year

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The Independent UK

Driving test backlog surpasses 600,000

Some 603,352 future practical driving tests were booked as of the end of April, according to analysis of DVSA figures.

International Business Times UK

UK Driving Test Overhauled as Shocking Data Shows Nearly Half of Young Driver Deaths Occur on Rural Roads

New changes have been introduced by the DVSA to UK practical driving tests in order to give learner drivers more experience

Evening Standard

Complete list of new driving test changes set by DVSA

The new changes will affect any learners taking their test in 20 driving test centres across the UK

The Independent UK

New driving test changes come into force in DVSA plan to save lives

The DVSA will trial these new changes for three months

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s wild’: how the cost of learning to drive in the UK is accelerating

From rising prices for lessons to insurance cover, we break down the hefty charges learners now face

The Guardian - UK

Thousands more driving tests planned to cut waiting times in Britain

More trainers and overtime for examiners but target to cut queue to seven weeks will not be hit until 2026

Evening Standard

Target to clear driving test backlog to be missed by up to eight months

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander told MPs her department is aiming to end the backlog by summer 2026.

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