Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 75280

Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Driving Tests

Tabled: 4 September 2025
Answered: 9 September 2025

Question

Max Wilkinson

Liberal DemocratCheltenham

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential benefit of changing the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence test by (a) using CCTV on test vehicles and (b) introducing detailed written feedback for fail

Answer

Simon Lightwood
No assessment has been made by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) of the benefits of using CCTV on test vehicles, as part of the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (Driver CPC). The existing testing framework for large vehicles alre...

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