Driving Licences

(asked on 29th August 2014) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the current target timeframe is for processing of driving licence (a) applications and (b) renewals; and whether the same timeframe applies in the case of licences that have a medical test as part of the application.


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Claire Perry
This question was answered on 5th September 2014

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency’s (DVLA) targets for processing driving licence applications are to deliver:

- 98% of first provisional driving licences within eight working days;

- 98% of vocational driving licences within eight working days; and

- 98% of all other driving licence applications, including renewal applications within 10 working days

Where a driving licence application requires medical investigations, the target is to conclude 90% of all cases and make a licensing decision within 90 working days

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