Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 111384

Driving Tests

Tabled: 5 February 2026
Answered: 10 February 2026
Named Day

Question

Vikki Slade

Liberal DemocratMid Dorset and North Poole

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the planned minimum learning period for drivers will apply to learner drivers of all ages.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
We are consulting on introducing a Minimum Learning Period for learner drivers and the consultation includes questions on what age of learner driver any mandatory requirements should apply to. Once the consultation has concluded, we will publish our respo...

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