Question follow-through · 83675

Road Traffic Offences: Fines

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the penalty for driving without (a) a license and (b) L plates.

answeredDepartment for Transport

About this written question

A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
20 Oct 2025
Target answer date
22 Oct 2025
Answer
23 Oct 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

More questions by this MP on Transport

Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.

Votes on this topic

These Commons divisions share a topic label. The question did not necessarily lead to a vote.

Recorded timeline

  1. 20 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the penalty for driving without (a) a license and (b) L plates.

  2. 22 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 23 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    This Government takes road safety seriously. We are committed to reducing the numbers of those killed and injured on our roads.We are considering a range of policies under the new Road Safety Strategy, the first for 10 years. This includes the case for ch...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Speed Limits

12 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of national speed limit guidelines in the context of changes to (a) traffic volumes and (b) developments in vehicle (i) technology and (ii) safety.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Highway Code: Publicity

16 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has to ensure that the Highway Code changes introduced in 2022 are (a) understood and (b) followed by the public.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Highway Code: Publicity

25 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what metrics her Department is using to assess whether the 2022 Highway Code Changes are understood and followed by the public; and what recent assessment she has made of compliance levels.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Active Travel England

26 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether a decision has been made on the proposal to raise the threshold for consulting Active Travel England on residential developments from 150 to 250 units; and if she will publish the outcome of the consult

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Highway Code: Publicity

12 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2026 to Question 106379, what measures her Department is using to evaluate public understanding of, and compliance with, the 2022 Highway Code changes.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Speed Limits

12 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when her Department plans to assess whether national speed-limit guidance remains adequate in light of changes to traffic volumes, vehicle technology and road-safety developments; and when it intends to publish

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Roads: Safety

18 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to UIN 76899, whether the forthcoming Road Safety Strategy will include consideration of the thresholds at which local authorities are expected to act on road-safety concerns.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Railways: North East Hampshire

18 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 6 March 2025 to Question 34143, what mechanisms her Department uses to monitor (a) train service performance and (b) improvements in the North East Hampshire constituency.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Railways: North East Hampshire

18 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to improve early morning connections from North East Hampshire constituency to (a) Gatwick Airport and (b) East Croydon.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Driving Licences: Health

19 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the process for reapplying for a driving licence following its revocation due to a medical condition.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Public Transport: Rural Areas

24 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to ensure rural communities in dispersed settlements, such as those in North East Hampshire, have access to adequate public and community transport; and what funding is avail

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Railways: Temperature

25 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the performance of rail services during heatwaves.