Written questions

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Standards

Commons · Question 120709 · Tabled 13 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 23 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce delays at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency in processing driving licence decisions where medical evidence has been submitted.

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 23 Mar 2026

No specific assessment has been undertaken on delays affecting drivers from West Dorset or the South West. There are no delays in applications for a licence where there is no medical condition involved. The DVLA’s target for driving licence applications i...