Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 9655

Driving Tests: Older People

Tabled: 16 October 2024
Answered: 22 October 2024

Question

Marie Goldman

Liberal DemocratChelmsford

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring senior people to retake their driving test upon reaching a certain age.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) believes that most people want to be safe, law-abiding drivers and any post-test intervention needs to be focused where it will achieve most benefit and, where appropriate, should be targeted against irrespon...

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