Driving examination

How to become a driving examiner and guidance for driving and motorcycle instructor tests.

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Services

• Record delegated driving test details

  Record the details of scheduled delegated driving tests with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)

• Provide driving tests for your employees

  How to apply to appoint your own staff as delegated driving examiners to provide driving tests for your employees of your company, police service or fire and rescue service

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Guidance and regulation

• Driving test marking sheet
  • Guidance
  • 21 June 2022
  • Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
• Carrying out driving tests: examiner guidance
  • Manual
  • 21 November 2022
  • Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
• Carry out mock driving tests for your pupils
  • Detailed guide
  • 22 June 2022
  • Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
• Carrying out driving instructor tests and checks: examiner guidance
  • Manual
  • 12 March 2024
  • Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
• Provide Driver CPC part 3a (off-road exercises) tests for HGV and bus drivers
  • Detailed guide
  • 12 November 2021
  • Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

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Research and statistics

• DfI Driver, Vehicle, Operator, and Enforcement Statistics - 2021-22 Quarter 2
  • 5 April 2022
  • Department for Infrastructure (Northern Ireland) and Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
  • National statistics
• Delegated driving examiner research
  • 1 November 2012
  • Closed organisation: Driving Standards Agency
  • Research

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Policy papers and consultations

• Allowing NHS ambulance services to carry out driving tests for their staff
  • 11 October 2021
  • Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 14 August 2021

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

• Complaints about driving examiners March 2012 to February 2013
  • 19 May 2014
  • Closed organisation: Driving Standards Agency
  • Foi release
• Nottingham Colwick: Risk assessment for driving examiners conducting car practical driving tests
  • 19 May 2014
  • Closed organisation: Driving Standards Agency
  • Foi release
• History and number of complaints against a driving examiner
  • 15 May 2014
  • Closed organisation: Driving Standards Agency
  • Foi release
• Incidences where driving examiners have been convicted of bribery in relation to passing candidates on driving tests
  • 20 August 2013
  • Closed organisation: Driving Standards Agency
  • Foi release
• Assaults on driving examiners: 2011 to 2012
  • 2 August 2013
  • Closed organisation: Driving Standards Agency
  • Foi release

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Organisations

• Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency