Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 58174

Driving Instruction: Motorways

Tabled: 9 June 2025
Answered: 17 June 2025

Question

Andrew Rosindell

Reform UK — Romford

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to mandate that learner drivers have practiced driving on motorways prior to taking a driving test.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has no current plans to mandate that all learner drivers must undertake motorway driving prior to their driving test, for several key reasons.Not all learners have convenient access to motorways, with many ca...
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