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Driving Licences: Health

Commons · Question 119464 · Tabled 10 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 18 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her department is taking to ensure provisional driving license applications involving medical conditions are assessed within DVLA target times.

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 18 Mar 2026

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) aims to process all applications as quickly as possible. There are no delays in applications for a provisional licence where there is no medical condition involved. The DVLA’s target for driving licence appli...