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UIN 61865

Driving Tests: Waiting Lists

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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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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  1. 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

  2. 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...

    Source: Written answer

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