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Motorcycles: Driving Licences

Asked by Joe RobertsonConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 22 July 2025UIN 68717

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data her Department holds on holders of provisional licences to ride AM category mopeds by (a) age and (b) country of birth of holder.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood

There are currently 9,809,729 individuals with entitlement to drive mopeds (Categories AM and P). The table below shows the data broken down by age group.

Age

Total

16-20

1,676,083

21-30

2,727,290

31-40

2,094,385

41-50

1,554,664

51-60

1,127,531

61-70

607,358

71-80

19,772

81-90

2,528

91-100

115

101+

3

Grand Total

9,809,729

It is not compulsory to provide country of birth when applying for a driving licence so a full breakdown of provisional licence holders with moped entitlement by country of birth is not available.

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