Driving Under Influence
Commons · Question 18368 · Tabled 13 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Joe Robertson
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average time was between (a) a roadside drug test, (b) the taking of an evidential sample, (c) receipt of toxicology results and (d) the first court hearing for drug driving cases in the latest period
Answer
Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 16 Jul 2026
The Department does not hold data on the average time between each of the stages specified. Operational information relating to roadside testing, evidential samples and forensic toxicology is held by the police and forensic service providers, while court ...