Alison McGovern – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Alison McGovern on 2016-09-02.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how long the average anticipated response time is for a review of a driving licence due to medical reasons.

Andrew Jones

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) deals with more than 600,000 medical driver licensing applications annually. The length of time taken to deal with an individual application depends on the medical condition and whether further information is required from medical professionals.

Between April 2016 and the end of August 2016, the average time taken for a licensing decision to be made was 38 working days. The average time for the period April 2015 to March 2016 was 53 working days.