Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 52798
Driving Tests
Tabled: 15 May 2025
Answered: 22 May 2025
Question
Mr Will Forster
Liberal Democrat — Woking
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the length of time for which a driving theory test certificate is valid.
Answer
Lilian GreenwoodIt is important road safety knowledge and hazard perception skills are up to date at the critical point a person drives unsupervised for the first time. The maximum duration of two years between passing the theory test and a subsequent practical test is i...
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