Question follow-through · 111544

Electric Vehicles: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an estimate of the proportion of automotive technicians qualified to work on electric vehicles.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
6 Feb 2026
Target answer date
10 Feb 2026
Answer
13 Feb 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 6 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an estimate of the proportion of automotive technicians qualified to work on electric vehicles.

  2. 10 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 13 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    The Government is committed to ensuring the UK has the right vehicle maintenance and repair skills to remain at the forefront of the transition to electric vehicles (EVs). According to the Institute of the Motor Industry there are 71,942 qualified EV tech...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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