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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Simon Calder

Military called in to help tackle driving test backlog

Stay in lane: The government says up to 6,500 additional driving tests will be delivered over the next year - (Getty/iStock)

The government says up to 6,500 additional driving tests will be delivered over the next year – thanks to military driving examiners being brought in.

The transport secretary, Heidi Alexander, has also set out new measures to try to stamp out the third-party “reselling” of driving test appointments. They use online bots to grab tests as soon as they become available.

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