Driving Licences
2026-05-13 · Department for Transport · 1407 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has issued guidance to licensing authorities on maximum processing times for licence renewals.
Answer
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) aims to process all applications as quickly as possible. The DVLA’s target is to dispatch 95 per cent of straightforward online driving licence applications within three working days and 90 per cent of paper ...