Written questions

Driving Tests: Administrative Delays

Commons · Question 25576 · Tabled 21 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 29 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of driving test waiting times on young people’s ability to access employment and education opportunities.

Answer

Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 29 Jan 2025

As acknowledged in the statement made on 18 December 2024 about car practical driving test waiting times, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) understands the potential impact high waiting times have on learner drivers, including younger drivers...