Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 97794

Driving Instruction: Licensing

Tabled: 8 December 2025
Answered: 12 December 2025

Question

Melanie Onn

LabourGreat Grimsby and Cleethorpes

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of delays to the renewal of vocational licenses by the DVLA on the finances of professional drivers.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
Straightforward applications for vocational driving licences are being processed within normal turnaround times of ten working days. Driving licence applications where a medical condition(s) must be investigated before a licence can be issued can take lon...

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