Driving Instruction: Rural Areas
Commons · Question 55875 · Tabled 30 May 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Cooper
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a financial support scheme to help young people in rural areas with the cost of learning to drive.
Answer
Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 5 Jun 2025
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is upholding road safety standards while it works hard to reduce car practical driving test waiting times. On the 23 April, the Secretary of State for Transport appeared before the Transport S...