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Buses and Large Goods Vehicles: Licensing

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 8 September 2025UIN 71238

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to respond to the consultation entitled Amendments to licensing restrictions: bus, coach and heavy goods vehicles, which closed on 5 June 2024.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

The previous government consulted on proposals to amend licensing restrictions which would enable 18- to 20-year-olds to drive a bus and coach over 50km when driving a regular service and to enable some of the tests required to be passed in order to gain a Driver Certificate of Professional Competence to be taken before a provisional licence is issued. We are currently considering next steps.

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