United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 70983
Driving Tests
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29 August 2025
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5 September 2025 · Answer
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5 September 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will consider the potential merits of extending the validity period for driving theory tests to three years.
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29 August 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will consider the potential merits of extending the validity period for driving theory tests to three years.
Source: Commons
5 September 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/2025-08-29/70983
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1827703
- uk · wq-1827703 · source updated 5 September 2025