Question follow-through · 16775
Motor Vehicles: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what statutory mechanisms are in place for the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency to audit and physically verify the completion and quality of safety-critical vehicle recalls.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 7 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 9 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 10 Jul 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
7 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what statutory mechanisms are in place for the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency to audit and physically verify the completion and quality of safety-critical vehicle recalls.
9 Jul 2026
Target answer date
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10 Jul 2026
Answer published
Vehicle manufacturers are responsible for ensuring that their products are safe. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) supports the administration of recalls, including ensuring the safety defects are correctly categorised and recalls happen as n...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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Motor Vehicles: Safety
9 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on public safety of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency not routinely carrying out physical verification of completed vehicle safety recalls.