Driving Tests

(asked on 24th February 2023) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing mandatory vehicle driving re-tests on similar terms to those for HGV and public service vehicle licences.


Answered by
Richard Holden Portrait
Richard Holden
Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
This question was answered on 2nd March 2023

The Driving and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) believes that most people want to be safe, law-abiding drivers and any post-test intervention needs to be focused where it will achieve most benefit and, where appropriate, should be targeted against irresponsible drivers.

The courts already have the powers to require drivers to retake the driving test in certain circumstances, and the police can also offer remedial education courses to those who would otherwise be prosecuted for some driving offences.

All new drivers who incur six, or more, penalty points within two years of gaining their first full licence, already undergo retesting before they are allowed to drive unaccompanied.

There are currently no plans to introduce mandatory vehicle driving re-tests.

If drivers do not drive for a period of time, the DVSA recommends they receive a form of refresher training.

Reticulating Splines