Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 83016
Driving Tests
Tabled: 17 October 2025
Answered: 23 October 2025
Named DayQuestion
Sarah Green
Liberal Democrat — Chesham and Amersham
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending the validity of the Driving Theory Test certificate, in the context of long waiting times for practical driving tests.
Answer
Simon LightwoodThe validity period of the theory test certificate is two years. The cost of taking a theory test is £23.00. It is not possible to estimate the total sums paid by learner drivers for resitting their theory test because they have been unable to access a pr...
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