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Commons · Question 15430 · Tabled 2 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 7 Jul 2026

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Asked by Jerome Mayhew

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2026 to Question 11486 on Driving Tests, which existing criminal offence may be committed by a person who falsely asserts that they are another person when booking, amending, c

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 7 Jul 2026

The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 make it against the law for anyone other than the learner to book their driving test. This is a civil law restriction, not a criminal one. Something that is "against the law" is ...