To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many tests were cancelled at authorised testing centres in each of the last five years.

For the purpose of the response we have taken “authorised testing centres” to mean authorised testing facilities (ATFs) which are privately owned testing stations.

Vehicle and Operator Services Agency's test booking system records the test results at ATFs but is unable to distinguish the number of cancelled tests, as ATFs book testing slots with VOSA, which may contain multiple tests, rather than individual tests. Management of test bookings is entirely within the control of the individual ATF.