Written questions

Electric Vehicles: Repairs and Maintenance

Commons · Question 23173 · Tabled 10 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 16 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Munira Wilson

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the Institute of the Motor Industry's survey entitled EV TechSafe Technician Forecasts - Jan 2024.

Answer

Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 16 Jan 2025

The Government is committed to working with the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) to ensure mechanics across the UK are equipped with the skills needed to safely repair electric vehicles (EVs). Currently over 58,000 technicians, 24% of the workforce, ...