Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 105047
Driving Tests: Waiting Lists
Tabled: 12 January 2026
Answered: 22 January 2026
Question
Dr Al Pinkerton
Liberal Democrat — Surrey Heath
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has been made of potential correlation between proposals to introduce a six-month learning period for learner drivers and efforts to reduce driving test waiting times.
Answer
Simon LightwoodThe Road Safety Strategy, published on the 7th January, includes consulting on a Minimum Learning Period before learner drivers can take their practical test. A Minimum Learning Period is designed to prepare people better for a lifetime of safe driving by...
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