Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 14291

Minibuses: Driving

Tabled: 29 June 2026
Answered: 2 July 2026

Question

Rebecca Smith

ConservativeSouth West Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the relationship between the age of commercial minibus drivers and collision risk; and whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of changing the minim

Answer

Simon Lightwood
The Department has not made a specific assessment of the relationship between the age of commercial minibus drivers and collision risk. The Driver Licensing Call for Evidence published in 2023 considered a range of driver licensing issues. The summary of ...

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