Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 28415

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Telephone Services

Tabled: 3 February 2025
Answered: 11 February 2025

Question

Rupert Lowe

Restore Britain — Great Yarmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) average waiting time for people phoning and (b) time people spent on hold for the DVLA was in 2024.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood
In the calendar year 2024, the average waiting time for someone telephoning the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency to be connected to an advisor was 12 minutes 8 seconds.