The nation's driving test backlog has reached such a crisis stage that the Government has been forced to call in the military to help learners pass sooner. Since the Covid pandemic closed the doors of ...

THE Army is being drafted in to help tackle Britain’s huge driving test backlog that’s left more than 600,000 learners stuck in the queue. Military driving examiners will be deployed to public test ...

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Military driving examiners will be sent out to the country as part of a package of measures to help learner drivers get on the road. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander today pledged "decisive action" ...

Military driving examiners are to be mobilised to cut the test backlog for civilians, the Government has announced. Up to 6,500 more tests will be made available over the next year at locations with ...

The nation's driving test backlog has reached such a crisis stage that the Government has been forced to call in the military to help learners pass sooner. Since the Covid pandemic closed the doors of ...

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 ...