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We are consulting on changes to moped and motorcycle training, testing and licensing to improve road safety and simplify people's access to motorcycling.
1. Foreword Road safety is fundamental to everything this government…
Seeks feedback on proposals to introduce mandatory requirements that learner drivers must meet before taking a practical driving test for a category B licence.
The Department for Transport (DfT) is seeking views on introducing a…
Seeks views on the proposals to introduce mandatory eyesight testing for older drivers in Great Britain.
The Department for Transport (DfT) is seeking views on the proposals for…
Options to improve car driving test booking rules to make the system fairer and prevent people from reselling tests.
Share your experience and views of booking and managing car driving tests to help us develop proposals to improve the rules and processes.
A call for evidence that seeks views on potential opportunities to improve our driving licensing regime.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Proposals to improve the availability of driving tests, give learner drivers better information about driving instructors and modernise some test processes.
Seeking views on changes to HGV and minibus, bus and coach driving tests, and allowing car drivers to tow trailers without taking another test.
Proposed increases of about 1.5% to fees charged for Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) services, such as theory tests, driving tests and vehicle tests.
Proposed changes to driving licence upgrades if you take a test in an automatic vehicle, and reducing the motorcycle engine capacity needed for some tests.
Defining an e-scooter, its maximum speed and power, and setting the rules that users must follow in e-scooter trials.
Road safety statement and two-year action plan, addressing road safety issues throughout the lifetime of roads users.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Changes to moped and motorcycle training to make sure newly-qualified riders are better prepared for riding on modern roads.
An assessment of the risk of new parts of the driving test being introduced on 4 December 2017.
Changes to the car driving test to make sure newly-qualified drivers are better prepared for driving on modern roads.
How the government is trialling changes to the driving test to make it a better test of the driver’s ability to drive safely on their own.
Proposals for changing compulsory basic training (CBT) courses for motorcyclists and the qualification arrangements for instructors.
Impact assessment about the relocation of Wick driving test centre (DTC) to a goods vehicle testing station (GVTS).
Impact assessment about the relocation of Perth driving test centre (DTC) to a goods vehicle testing station (GVTS).
Impact assessment about the relocation of Montrose driving test centre (DTC) to a goods vehicle testing station (GVTS).
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