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Driving Licences: Foreign Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of foreign drivers holding licences from countries with lower testing standards than the UK on road safety.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
29 Aug 2025
Target answer date
2 Sept 2025
Answer
8 Sept 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 Aug 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of foreign drivers holding licences from countries with lower testing standards than the UK on road safety.

  2. 2 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    My department has not made an assessment of the impact of foreign drivers holding licences from countries with lower testing standards than the UK. All drivers on GB roads, are expected to follow the rules and regulations as set out in the Highway Code.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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