Driving Licences
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the number of holders of Category C1 driving licence entitlement in each age cohort; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact on workforce availability.
Answered by Keir Mather
The department has not made a specific assessment of the potential impact of Category C1 driving licence requirements on workforce availability.
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) holds data on driving licence entitlements. The latest available figures show the number of Category C1 entitlement holders by age cohort as follows:
| Age range | ||||||
| 17-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65-70 | Over 70 |
Full C1 entitlement | 29,653 | 173,249 | 330,499 | 3,475,775 | 7,038,258 | 3,181,986 | 61,469 |
Provisional C1 entitlement | 43,821 | 125,466 | 175,031 | 62,173 | 46,435 | 9,743 | 1,957 |
Total | 73,474 | 298,715 | 505,530 | 3,537,948 | 7,084,693 | 3,191,729 | 63,426 |
The department has previously considered evidence on whether changes to Category C1 entitlement could widen the recruitment pool for medium-sized goods vehicle drivers through the 2022 driving licensing call for evidence.
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