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Driving Instruction: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of delays to the renewal of vocational licenses by the DVLA on the finances of professional drivers.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
8 Dec 2025
Target answer date
10 Dec 2025
Answer
12 Dec 2025 · 4 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of delays to the renewal of vocational licenses by the DVLA on the finances of professional drivers.

  2. 10 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 12 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    Straightforward applications for vocational driving licences are being processed within normal turnaround times of ten working days. Driving licence applications where a medical condition(s) must be investigated before a licence can be issued can take lon...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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