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also, with the dvla, they are running quite a skeleton— the dvla, they are running quite a skeleton crew at the moment, so this is taking _ skeleton crew at the moment, so this is taking longer as well. with covid, — is taking longer as well. with covid, the level of training hasn't actually— covid, the level of training hasn't actually happened. there have been no tests— actually happened. there have been no tests or— actually happened. there have been no tests or ways to bring new drivers — no tests or ways to bring new drivers through.— drivers through. what is the situation with _ drivers through. what is the situation with someone - drivers through. what is the situation with someone who drivers through. what is the - situation with someone who can do it? they must be in great demand. does that mean that wages are going up? does that mean that wages are going u . ? ., ., , ., ., , . up? yeah, wages have gone up. we straightaway — up? yeah, wages have gone up. we straightaway pass _ up? yeah, wages have gone up. we straightaway pass that _ up? yeah, wages have gone up.

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the dvla say they're bringing in extra staff to help process applications. dr peter holden, from the bma, explains why they're so concerned... the first issue is there is a huge backlog which was foreseen many a year ago and not a lot has been about it by the government. the second issue is that at the moment a driver can go to any doctorfor the medical. now the government has said we're going to build back better after the pandemic, and what we're saying is there has always been this hole in driver licensing, and there have been well—publicised cases of people who have obtained a licence who shouldn't have a licence medically, and the result has been a disaster for another road user or a pedestrian. and so we have the twin problem of we've got to crack the backlog, and it's time we plugged the hole. the government have just plugged the hole on firearms — or are about to — that's been long in the pipeline, it's not from last week's dreadful event. it's the same now with driver licensing. you need to have the full record, otherwise it becomes a case of