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Driving Licences

Commons · Question 129399 · Tabled 22 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 27 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by James MacCleary

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his her Department taking to ensure all driving licence applications are processed in a timely manner.

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 27 Apr 2026

Specific information on the average time to process driving licence applications where the applicant is over the age of 70 and applied online is not available. The table below shows the average number of working days taken to process non-medical driving l...