Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 15882

Buses and Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Young People

Tabled: 25 November 2024
Answered: 29 November 2024

Question

Alex Mayer

LabourDunstable and Leighton Buzzard

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of removing the 50km restriction for 18- to 20-year-old bus and coach drivers on a regular service.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood
In April, the Department launched a consultation on amending licensing restrictions following requests from industry, the consultation ran for 8 weeks and closed on 5 June. It consulted on measures to amend licensing restrictions which would enable 18- to...

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