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Driving Licences: Disqualification

Asked by Wendy ChamberlainLiberal DemocratDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 19 March 2025UIN 38140

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving licenses have been revoked in each month since January 2024.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood

The table below provides the number of drivers who have been revoked in each month since January 2024.

Volumes

Month

Drivers revoked under the New Drivers Act 1995

Group 1

(car & motorcycle) drivers revoked on medical grounds

Group 2

(bus and lorry) drivers revoked on medical grounds

Jan-24

1,173

3,226

341

Feb-24

1,121

3,214

322

Mar-24

1,160

3,164

342

Apr-24

1,148

3,094

248

May-24

1,201

3,099

260

Jun-24

1,125

2,616

294

Jul-24

1,223

3,603

424

Aug-24

1,091

3,298

359

Sep-24

1,106

3,345

342

Oct-24

1,112

3,410

390

Nov-24

1,111

3,109

331

Dec-24

1,048

2,503

301

Jan-25

1,083

3,056

415

Feb-25

N/A

3,032

353

Total

14,702

43,769

4,722

Group 1 and 2 revocations should not be added together as there will be an element of double accounting. The medical standards for Group 2 driving are higher than Group1 and Group 2 drivers may lose just their Group 2 entitlement or may lose both Group 1 and 2 entitlement.

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