United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 61865
Driving Tests: Waiting Lists
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23 June 2025
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30 June 2025 · Answer
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30 June 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the length of time a driving theory test is valid for to tackle the backlog for practical tests.
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23 June 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the length of time a driving theory test is valid for to tackle the backlog for practical tests.
Source: Commons
30 June 2025
Answer
The maximum duration of two years between passing the theory test and a subsequent practical test is in place to ensure a customer’s road safety knowledge and ability to identify developing hazards is current. This validity period is set in legislation, a...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-06-23/61865
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1815300
- uk · wq-1815300 · source updated 30 June 2025