Driving Instruction: Licensing
Commons · Question 97794 · Tabled 8 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Melanie Onn
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of delays to the renewal of vocational licenses by the DVLA on the finances of professional drivers.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 12 Dec 2025
Straightforward applications for vocational driving licences are being processed within normal turnaround times of ten working days. Driving licence applications where a medical condition(s) must be investigated before a licence can be issued can take lon...