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Government target to clear driving tests backlog will be missed by up to eight months, minister admits

Government target to clear driving tests backlog will be missed by up to eight months, minister admits
Kayla Van Dorsten, from Surrey, made a 400-mile round trip to take her driving test in Cornwall while Emily Doyle made a week-long 1,00-mile round trip to Scotland to take hers.

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