Written questions

Driving Instruction: Motorways

Commons · Question 58174 · Tabled 9 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 17 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to mandate that learner drivers have practiced driving on motorways prior to taking a driving test.

Answer

Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 17 Jun 2025

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has no current plans to mandate that all learner drivers must undertake motorway driving prior to their driving test, for several key reasons.Not all learners have convenient access to motorways, with many ca...