Learner drivers are being warned over long-lasting delays for driving tests, with thousands being affected by the examiner strikes throughout March. Motoring experts say the driving test backlog is becoming a real problem for UK learners, with some having to wait more than six months for a space.
Every year in the UK around 1.6 million nervous learners buckle up to sit their practical driving tests, yet these pupils are now having to join a queue of up to half a year for an opportunity to take the exam. The long wait times are partially because of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) struggling to tackle the backlog left over from Covid-19 restrictions in the UK, where driving tests were suspended for several months.
Driving examiners are also striking all of the country throughout March over pay, pension and redundancy terms, which will only further delay tests for pupils across the country.
