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Driving Licences: Health

Asked by Greg SmithConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 15 June 2026UIN 7586

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2026 to Question 5014 on Driving Licences: Health, how many claims for financial compensation relating to delays in the processing of medical driving licence applications by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency were (a) received and (b) paid in each month since July 2024; and what the total value of compensation paid was in each such month.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

The table below presents the number of compensation claims submitted each month since July 2024, along with the total amount paid in each corresponding month where a delay in processing was a factor.

Month

Claims Received

Compensation Paid (£)

July 2024

2

250

August 2024

2

450

September 2024

2

300

October 2024

7

975

November 2024

4

550

December 2024

5

1060

January 2025

6

940

February 2025

8

1470

March 2025

6

1320

April 2025

4

740

May 2025

1

200

June 2025

1

125

July 2025

5

990

August 2025

2

450

September 2025

13

2830

October 2025

5

1220

November 2025

5

1170

December 2025

4

4071

January 2026

8

1760

February 2026

10

2692.50

March 2026

8

2620

April 2026

5

900

May 2026

4

1050

June 2026 (until 09/06)

1

200

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