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Driving: Qualifications

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 17 July 2026UIN 17034

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consideration her Department has given to incorporating the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence qualification into the (a) driving licence and (b) driver tachograph card for bus, coach and lorry

Answered by Simon Lightwood

The Department has no plans to incorporate the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence qualification into either the driving licence or the driver tachograph card.

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