Examiners who quiz soldiers on how to drive tankers will now test students on their motoring skills in bid to cut a huge backlog. The Department for Transport, working with the Ministry of Defence ...

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 ...