Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 115195

Driving Licences: Health

Tabled: 23 February 2026

Answered: 3 March 2026

Question

Victoria Collins

Liberal Democrat — Harpenden and Berkhamsted

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce the backlog of medical driving licence applications; whether this includes (a) staffing and (b) other resource changes; and whether target processing times hav

Answer

Simon Lightwood

Driving licence applications where a medical condition must be investigated before a licence can be issued can take longer to process as the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is often reliant on receiving information from third parties, including...

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