Question follow-through · 127109
Driving Instruction: Large Goods Vehicles
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of driver training and testing in preparing drivers to undertake safe overtaking of heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) on (a) rural roads and (b) motorways;
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 14 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 16 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 17 Apr 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
14 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of driver training and testing in preparing drivers to undertake safe overtaking of heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) on (a) rural roads and (b) motorways;
16 Apr 2026
Target answer date
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17 Apr 2026
Answer published
The Department publishes several data sets on collisions that can be viewed on GOV.UK. The RAS0503: Vehicle type and manoeuvre report includes figures on the number of vehicles that were overtaking another vehicle at the time of their collision. However, ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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