Question follow-through · 110007

Driving Licences: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the length of delays in the DVLA medical licensing process, particularly the time taken for applications to be reviewed by medical caseworkers after receipt;

answeredKirsty BlackmanDepartment for Transport

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Answering body: Department for Transport
Tabled: 2 Feb 2026
Target answer date: 4 Feb 2026
Answer: 10 Feb 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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2 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the length of delays in the DVLA medical licensing process, particularly the time taken for applications to be reviewed by medical caseworkers after receipt;
4 Feb 2026
Target answer date
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10 Feb 2026
Answer published
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) aims to process all applications as quickly as possible. However, driving licence applications where a medical condition(s) must be investigated before a licence can be issued can take longer as they vary wid...

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