Closed petition Reform arrangements for practical driving tests to tackle backlog

Give registered driving instructors the role of 'signing off' learner drivers as competent at driving manoeuvres, and only allow a practical test to be booked once a learner is signed off in this way. The reversing exercise could then be removed from the practical test.

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These changes would mean that the practical driving test would be shorter, as there would be no need to test learners on a reversing manoeuvre, and by allowing a practical driving test to be booked once a learner is signed off by a registered driving instructor, it will stop tests being booked by people who simply want to 'have a go'. This should help increase availability of driving tests, and reduce the backlog.

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Date closed 5 November 2022
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