Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 57400

Motor Vehicles: Registration and Driving Licences

Tabled: 4 June 2025
Answered: 9 June 2025
Named Day

Question

Mr Richard Holden

Conservative — Basildon and Billericay

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to introduce mandatory verification of a (a) valid driving licence and (b) company number at the point of vehicle ownership registration.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) takes the accuracy of its vehicle register seriously. It is crucial that registered keeper details are accurate for road safety and law enforcement purposes. The latest available data shows that more than 92 ...
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