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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Richard Wheeler

Minister hopes driving test backlog will be cleared ‘within next few months’

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Ministers have said they hope to clear the driving test backlog “within the next few months” following pleas for urgent action from MPs representing rural areas.

Transport minister Richard Holden said waiting lists for driving tests are reducing “rapidly” and he pointed to 300,000 new practical test slots.

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