Driving Licences
(asked on 28th October 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2026 to Question 34455 on Driving Licences, what proportion of Group 2 vocational driving licence applications requiring medical investigation took more than (a) 45, (b) 90 and (c) 180 days to reach a licensing decision in each month since July 2024.
Figures from March 2026 are shown in the table below. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency introduced its new medical casework system on 27 February 2026. Earlier records remain on the previous system, but extracting the requested information would incur disproportionate cost.
2026 | 46 to 90 days | 91 to 180 days | 181 days or more |
Mar | 31% | 17% | 1% |
Apr | 18% | 13% | 2% |
May | 16% | 15% | 2% |
June | 16% | 14% | 3% |
July | 17% | 15% | 5% |
Aug | 20% | 21% | 7% |
Sept | 16% | 19% | 4% |
Oct (up to the 28th) | 13% | 13% | 4% |