Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 127109
Driving Instruction: Large Goods Vehicles
Tabled: 14 April 2026
Answered: 17 April 2026
Question
Mohammad Yasin
Labour — Bedford
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of driver training and testing in preparing drivers to undertake safe overtaking of heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) on (a) rural roads and (b) motorways;
Answer
Keir MatherThe Department publishes several data sets on collisions that can be viewed on GOV.UK. The RAS0503: Vehicle type and manoeuvre report includes figures on the number of vehicles that were overtaking another vehicle at the time of their collision. However, ...
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