Driving Licences: Applications
Commons · Question 88522 · Tabled 5 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Rachel Gilmour
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle delays in processing re-applications to the DVLA following the voluntarily surrender of driving licences on medical grounds.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 11 Nov 2025
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) aims to process all applications as quickly as possible. Driving licence applications where a medical condition(s) must be investigated before a licence can be issued can take longer. This is because the DVLA...