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Driving Tests: Foreign Nationals

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 8 September 2025UIN 73191

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of requiring foreign drivers to complete a basic online theory test before being permitted to drive on UK roads.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

My department has not made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring foriegn drivers to complete a basic online theory test before being permitted to drive on UK roads.

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