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Driving Tests

Commons · Question 55381 · Tabled 30 May 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 9 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the validity of driving theory tests to a minimum of three years.

Answer

Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 9 Jun 2025

The maximum duration of two years between passing the theory test and a subsequent practical test is in place to ensure a customer’s road safety knowledge and ability to identify developing hazards is current. This validity period is set in legislation, a...