Question follow-through · 57922
Driving Tests: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the validity period of theory test pass certificates for learner drivers who are unable to book a practical driving test within the curren
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 5 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 12 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 12 Jun 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
5 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the validity period of theory test pass certificates for learner drivers who are unable to book a practical driving test within the curren
12 Jun 2025
Target answer date
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12 Jun 2025
Answer published
It is important road safety knowledge and hazard perception skills are up to date at the critical point a person drives unsupervised for the first time.The maximum duration of two years between passing the theory test and a subsequent practical test is in...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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