Allow qualified driving instructors to also act as examiners to cut test backlog
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.
Heidi Alexander
Transport Secretary
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Allow qualified driving instructors to also act as examiners to cut test backlog
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.
Similar motions
Increase driving test fees to £85 to pay for more examiners to clear backlog
Continue allowing driving instructors & driving schools to book and manage tests
Introduce mandatory driving retests for drivers over the age of 70
Review requirements of reversing test in HGV class 1 training
Make the Driving Theory Test compulsory for motorcyclists before their CBT