Driving Tests: Proof of Identity
Commons · Question 92385 · Tabled 18 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing new technologies including biometric checks and digital verification to strengthen identity checks at driving test centres.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 27 Nov 2025
To ensure Great Britain’s roads remain among the safest in the world, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has robust measures in place to stop people using false identities when taking a driving test, to prevent illegitimate licences being issu...