Question follow-through · 6862
Driving Licences: Medical Examinations
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Drivers Medical referrals to the DVLA took more than 90 days to (a) resolve and (b) close in (i) 2023, (ii) 2022, (iii) 2021, (iv) 2020 and (v) 2019.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 4 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 8 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 11 Oct 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
4 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Drivers Medical referrals to the DVLA took more than 90 days to (a) resolve and (b) close in (i) 2023, (ii) 2022, (iii) 2021, (iv) 2020 and (v) 2019.
8 Oct 2024
Target answer date
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11 Oct 2024
Answer published
The following table shows the number of drivers medical cases the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has resolved in each of the last five calendar years. 20192020202120222023All drivers medical decisions made766,283556,382550,773863,431723,12630 ...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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