Consultation outcome
Driving tests: improving availability and processes
Applies to England, Scotland and Wales
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皇冠体育appre were 20,960 responses to the consultation.
皇冠体育app consultation outcome sets out the decisions that have been made and what will happen next.
Original consultation
Consultation description
皇冠体育app Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency is seeking views on proposals to:
- encourage learner drivers to be better prepared when they take their car driving test
- reduce the number of driving test appointments that are wasted
- collect better data about how well driving instructors prepare learner drivers
- give learner drivers better information to help them choose a driving instructor
- update when and how it carries out the eyesight check at the start of the driving test
- replace paper theory test and driving test pass certificates with digital pass certificates
All of the proposals affect learning to drive a car. Some of the proposals also affect motorcycle tests, heavy goods vehicle (HGV) and bus tests, and tractor and specialist vehicle tests.
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Published 25 January 2022
Last updated 30 March 2023
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