NEETs 'shut out of work' by huge 21-week driving test backlog amid calls for overhaul of system

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NEETs 'shut out of work' by huge 21-week driving test backlog amid calls for overhaul of system

The UK's burgeoning driving test backlog could be keeping young people out of work as experts call for urgent changes to the testing system. Fresh analysis of Department for Transport data has found that young motorists are facing an average of 21 weeks to find an available driving test. This is four times longer than the five-week wait experienced by drivers prior to the coronavirus lockdowns in 2020, which could …