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Driving Licences: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average number of days taken by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency to reach a licensing decision was in cases where a medical condition required investigation, in each month from January 2024 to A

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
22 Apr 2026
Target answer date
27 Apr 2026
Answer
27 Apr 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 22 Apr 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average number of days taken by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency to reach a licensing decision was in cases where a medical condition required investigation, in each month from January 2024 to A

  2. 27 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 27 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    The table below shows the average number of days to make a licensing decision for driving licence applications where a medical condition required investigation before a licence could be issued in each month from January 2024 to March 2026. The final figur...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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