Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 47165

Driving Licences: Disability

Tabled: 23 April 2025
Answered: 28 April 2025
Named Day

Question

Sir Desmond Swayne

ConservativeNew Forest West

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to restore online access to enable disabled drivers to confirm their duty-exempt status when renewing their vehicle licence.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
A DWP service which enables disabled drivers to confirm their vehicle excise duty exemption when renewing their vehicle licence was upgraded on 12th March. An error with date formats affected disabled drivers with a September Date of Birth. They had to fo...

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