Written questions

Driving Licences: Older People

Commons · Question 10415 · Tabled 16 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 23 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by James McMurdock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to Answer of 12 June 2026 to Question 7254, for what reason there has been an overall increase in the number of driving licences revoked on medical grounds for drivers aged over 70 between 2020 and 202

Answer

Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 23 Jun 2026

The increase in the number of driving licences revoked on medical grounds for drivers aged over 70 between 2020 and 2025 reflects the number of notifications of medical conditions received in those years. During the pandemic in 2020 and 2021 the number of...