Question follow-through · 59656

Department for Transport: Motor Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the number of vehicles under the jurisdiction of her Department coming to their end of life; and if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of making those vehicles ava

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
12 Jun 2025
Target answer date
17 Jun 2025
Answer
17 Jun 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the number of vehicles under the jurisdiction of her Department coming to their end of life; and if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of making those vehicles ava

  2. 17 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 17 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    The Department has not made a specific estimate of the number of vehicles under its jurisdiction that are approaching the end of their operational life. It is also important to note that a proportion of vehicles are leased rather than owned outright, and ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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