Driving Licences: Foreign Nationals

(asked on 3rd June 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the accessibility of the process for holders of international driving licences to obtain a UK driving licence; and what steps she is taking to ensure that the standard required to pass a UK driving test remains sufficiently robust to maintain road safety.


Answered by
Simon Lightwood Portrait
Simon Lightwood
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
This question was answered on 8th June 2026

The Department for Transport has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.

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