Rejected petition Reduce waiting time for driving tests
Reduce waiting lists to 3 months , this should be achievable. Make it harder for people to cancel and reschedule the test and have more openings and test centres . Draft in the army if necessary
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Reduce waiting lists to 3 months , this should be achievable. Make it harder for people to cancel and reschedule the test and have more openings and test centres
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Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
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You can read the the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency's (DVSA) plan to reduce driving test waiting times here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/dvsa-sets-out-plan-to-reduce-driving-test-waiting-times It includes a new requirement that learners must give 10 full working days’ notice to change or cancel their test without losing the fee. It also includes the recruitment and training of 450 new driving examiners.
In November 2025, the Government announced that military driving examiners will help deliver up to 6,500 more tests: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/mirror-signal-manoeuvres-military-driving-examiners-mobilised-to-cut-test-backlog
The DVSA expects to achieve a seven-week waiting time for driving tests by November 2027: https://www.nao.org.uk/press-releases/watchdog-urges-dvsa-to-address-driving-test-delay-backlog-and-cut-waiting-times/
If there are additional measures you would like the Government or Parliament to take to reduce driving test waiting times, you could start a petition asking for that.
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