Increase driving test fees to £85 to pay for more examiners to clear backlog
We think by increasing the driving test fee to £85 from £62 (weekday) / £75 (evening, weekend, bank holiday), government could potentially raise millions, train an extra 300 examiners and increase salaries by £8000 per annum to make the job more lucrative from the current starting salary of £29,000.
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Increase driving test fees to £85 to pay for more examiners to clear backlog
We think by increasing the driving test fee to £85 from £62 (weekday) / £75 (evening, weekend, bank holiday), government could potentially raise millions, train an extra 300 examiners and increase salaries by £8000 per annum to make the job more lucrative from the current starting salary of £29,000.
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Create a unified Level 4 qualification for both examiners and instructors to standardise education. Allow instructors to test students (not their own) via a "local swap" system. This clears backlogs, ensures impartial assessment, and uses shared data to improve road safety and pass rates.
Concerns about annual driving test requirement and backlog
Community member questions the practical feasibility of implementing annual retesting of millions of drivers given existing delays in the driving test system.
Increase minimum speeding fines to £1000 & mandate ban for repeat offenders
Increase minimum Fines starting at £1000 and require those caught more than once to be banned from driving.
Concerns about UK driving test integrity
Community member raising concerns about whether people may be obtaining UK driving licenses without properly completing theory and practical exams, questioning potential fraud.
Reform MOT testing: minimum pricing and higher professional standards
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