Almost 2,000 driving test examiners will strike for four consecutive days this week in a row over their workloads. Members of the Public and Commercial Services Union are at odds with the DVSA over what they describe as a ‘flawed plan’ to slash waiting times for driving tests. At the end of last year, learner drivers ready to take the practical side of the exam were waiting an average of 18.3 weeks for an available slot – up from six weeks before the pandemic. Under the ‘driver services recovery programme’ – spearheaded by transport secretary Mark Harper – the aim is to get the average waiting…