Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2026 on Drivers' Hours, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of amending the Drivers' Hours (Goods Vehicles) (Keeping of Records) Regulations 1987 to permit electronic records to be used as evidence of compliance with domestic drivers' hours rules; and whether she plans to bring forward secondary legislation under section 8 of the Electronic Communications Act 2000 to enable such records to be legally recognised.

The department is considering the potential merits of allowing electronic records to demonstrate compliance with the domestic drivers’ hours rules. A decision on whether to bring forward legislative changes is expected soon.