Thousands more driving tests a month have been promised in a government push to tackle a huge backlog of people waiting to take them in Great Britain, as the transport secretary admitted it would not hit its target to reduce waiting times this year.
The number of specialist trainers for examiners will be increased and examiners will be offered more overtime, potentially allowing each to do another 40 tests – adding up to at least 10,000 more – each month.
