Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Licensing
(asked on 3rd September 2019) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) average and (b) median waiting time is for a person whose heavy goods vehicle licence is subject to a medical review in each of the last five years.
This question was answered on 9th September 2019
The table below shows (a) the average time and (b) the median time it took the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency to issue a driving licence to Group 2 (lorry or bus) drivers who were subject to a medical investigation. Information on the median time for 2015 to 2017 is not available.
2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 (to 3 Sept) | |
(a) Average time days | 61 | 43 | 37 | 33 | 34 |
(b)Median time | n/a | n/a | 15 | 17 | 16 |