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Commons · Question 78650 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 20 Oct 2025

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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...