Motor Vehicles: Safety
2026-07-08 · Department for Transport · 17599 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on public safety of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency not routinely carrying out physical verification of completed vehicle safety recalls.
Answer
Ensuring the safety of their products is the responsibility of vehicle manufacturers, with DVSA providing regulatory oversight of manufacturers’ systems and performance.Given the volume of vehicles affected by recall campaigns (in excess of 4 million vehi...