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Driving Licences: Medical Records

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is taking to reduce the time taken to process driving licence renewal applications referred to its medical department.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
23 Mar 2026
Target answer date
25 Mar 2026
Answer
30 Mar 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 23 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is taking to reduce the time taken to process driving licence renewal applications referred to its medical department.

  2. 25 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 30 Mar 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. Driving licence app...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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