Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 55381
Driving Tests
Tabled: 30 May 2025
Answered: 9 June 2025
Question
Lee Anderson
Reform UK — Ashfield
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the validity of driving theory tests to a minimum of three years.
Answer
Lilian GreenwoodThe maximum duration of two years between passing the theory test and a subsequent practical test is in place to ensure a customer’s road safety knowledge and ability to identify developing hazards is current. This validity period is set in legislation, a...
ⓘ
This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 55381) →