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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Neil Lancefield

Target to clear driving test backlog to be missed by up to eight months

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander announced that at least 10,000 extra tests per month will be offered to learners as part of new measures to tackle the issue (James Manning/PA) - (PA Archive)

A Government target to clear the record high backlog of driving tests will be missed by up to eight months, according to Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander.

The Cabinet minister said the Government “inherited an enormous backlog” but is “acting fast” to tackle the issue, with at least 10,000 extra tests to be available each month.

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