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Driving test wait time target will not be met until autumn next year
The Transport Secretary had been aiming to reduce the backlog to seven weeks by this autumn.
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According to BBC News’s source item, Driving test wait time target will not be met until autumn next year, The Transport Secretary had been aiming to reduce the backlog to seven weeks by this autumn.
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