Driving Tests
Commons · Question 78650 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by James Wild
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Takata airbags no drive recall notice on (a) learner drivers and (b) practical driving test wait times.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 20 Oct 2025
As soon as the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency became aware of the issue, proactive communications were shared to all learner drivers who had a test booked and their driving instructors, clarifying that if a test had to be postponed as a result, the u...