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Cars: Hire Services

Commons · Question 106845 · Tabled 19 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 22 Jan 2026

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Asked by Vikki Slade

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of moving the BVRLA guidelines on Fair Wear and Tear onto a statutory basis for people hiring cars.

Answer

Answered by Kate Dearden, 22 Jan 2026

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has not made a specific assessment of the potential merits of moving the BVRLA guidelines on Fair Wear and Tear onto a statutory basis for people hiring cars.BVLRA members are bound by the BVLRA's Code of Conduc...