Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 120709

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Standards

Tabled: 13 March 2026
Answered: 23 March 2026

Question

Edward Morello

Liberal DemocratWest Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce delays at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency in processing driving licence decisions where medical evidence has been submitted.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
No specific assessment has been undertaken on delays affecting drivers from West Dorset or the South West. There are no delays in applications for a licence where there is no medical condition involved. The DVLA’s target for driving licence applications i...

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