Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 78416

Driving Instruction

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Mohammad Yasin

LabourBedford

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of driver (a) training and (b) testing requirements for overtaking large vehicles; and if she will take steps to improve learner driver education to help

Answer

Simon Lightwood
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) encourages candidates preparing for their theory and practical test to understand and revise the source materials for the test, which includes The Highway Code and The Official DVSA Guide to Driving: The Esse...

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