Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 119464

Driving Licences: Health

Tabled: 10 March 2026
Answered: 18 March 2026

Question

Lee Anderson

Reform UKAshfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her department is taking to ensure provisional driving license applications involving medical conditions are assessed within DVLA target times.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) aims to process all applications as quickly as possible. There are no delays in applications for a provisional licence where there is no medical condition involved. The DVLA’s target for driving licence appli...

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