Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 70983
Driving Tests
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 5 September 2025
Question
Lee Anderson
Reform UK — Ashfield
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will consider the potential merits of extending the validity period for driving theory tests to 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...
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