Driving Licences: Disqualification
(asked on 13th March 2025) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving licenses have been revoked in each month since January 2024.
The table below provides the number of drivers who have been revoked in each month since January 2024.
| Volumes | ||
Month | Drivers revoked under the New Drivers Act 1995 | Group 1 (car & motorcycle) drivers revoked on medical grounds | Group 2 (bus and lorry) drivers revoked on medical grounds |
Jan-24 | 1,173 | 3,226 | 341 |
Feb-24 | 1,121 | 3,214 | 322 |
Mar-24 | 1,160 | 3,164 | 342 |
Apr-24 | 1,148 | 3,094 | 248 |
May-24 | 1,201 | 3,099 | 260 |
Jun-24 | 1,125 | 2,616 | 294 |
Jul-24 | 1,223 | 3,603 | 424 |
Aug-24 | 1,091 | 3,298 | 359 |
Sep-24 | 1,106 | 3,345 | 342 |
Oct-24 | 1,112 | 3,410 | 390 |
Nov-24 | 1,111 | 3,109 | 331 |
Dec-24 | 1,048 | 2,503 | 301 |
Jan-25 | 1,083 | 3,056 | 415 |
Feb-25 | N/A | 3,032 | 353 |
Total | 14,702 | 43,769 | 4,722 |
Group 1 and 2 revocations should not be added together as there will be an element of double accounting. The medical standards for Group 2 driving are higher than Group1 and Group 2 drivers may lose just their Group 2 entitlement or may lose both Group 1 and 2 entitlement.