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Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential benefit of changing the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence test by (a) using CCTV on test vehicles and (b) introducing detailed written feedback for fail

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
4 Sept 2025
Target answer date
8 Sept 2025
Answer
9 Sept 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential benefit of changing the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence test by (a) using CCTV on test vehicles and (b) introducing detailed written feedback for fail

  2. 8 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    No assessment has been made by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) of the benefits of using CCTV on test vehicles, as part of the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (Driver CPC). The existing testing framework for large vehicles alre...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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