Driving Tests: Older People
Commons · Question 9655 · Tabled 16 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Marie Goldman
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring senior people to retake their driving test upon reaching a certain age.
Answer
Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 22 Oct 2024
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) believes that most people want to be safe, law-abiding drivers and any post-test intervention needs to be focused where it will achieve most benefit and, where appropriate, should be targeted against irrespon...