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Older People: Driving

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure adequate funding for medical review of licenses for elderly drivers.

answeredCameron ThomasDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
20 Feb 2026
Target answer date
24 Feb 2026
Answer
26 Feb 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure adequate funding for medical review of licenses for elderly drivers.

  2. 24 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 26 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) aims to process all applications as quickly as possible. In the interests of road safety, the DVLA must be satisfied that the required medical standards are met before a licence is issued. Applications that r...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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