Question follow-through · 38525

Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2025 to Question 35580, how far does a person have to travel to a driving test centre for it to be considered accessible.

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Department for Transport
Tabled
14 Mar 2025
Target answer date
18 Mar 2025
Answer
24 Mar 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 14 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2025 to Question 35580, how far does a person have to travel to a driving test centre for it to be considered accessible.

  2. 18 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 24 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s travel distance criteria service level agreement, states that most customers live within a certain distance of a driving test centre (DTC) dependent on the population density of the local authority they live in. F...

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