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Electric Vehicles: Repairs and Maintenance

Asked by Mr Lee DillonLiberal DemocratDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 13 February 2026UIN 111544

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an estimate of the proportion of automotive technicians qualified to work on electric vehicles.

Answered by Keir Mather

The Government is committed to ensuring the UK has the right vehicle maintenance and repair skills to remain at the forefront of the transition to electric vehicles (EVs). According to the Institute of the Motor Industry there are 71,942 qualified EV technicians. This means 26% of all technicians in the country are qualified to work on EVs, which make up about 13% of all licensed vehicles in the UK.

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