Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to increase the number of available driving tests in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is upholding road safety standards while it works hard to reduce car practical driving test waiting times.

On the 23 April, the Secretary of State for Transport appeared before the Transport Select Committee and announced that DVSA will take further actions to reduce waiting times for all customers across Great Britain.

Further information on these actions and progress of DVSA’s plan to reduce driving test waiting times, which was announced in December 2024, can be found on GOV.UK.

The nearest driving test centres to Buckingham are Aylesbury, Bletchley (Milton Keynes) and Leighton Buzzard. As a result of a recent recruitment campaign, the DVSA is in the process of interviewing applicants. So far one applicant has been successful with the interview process for Aylesbury or Bletchley, with a further two applicants currently undertaking the drive element of the recruitment process. The DVSA is continuing with its recruitment campaigns, including for these areas.