Driving Licences: Foreign Nationals

(asked on 29th August 2025) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of foreign drivers holding licences from countries with lower testing standards than the UK on road safety.


Answered by
Simon Lightwood Portrait
Simon Lightwood
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
This question was answered on 8th September 2025

My department has not made an assessment of the impact of foreign drivers holding licences from countries with lower testing standards than the UK.

All drivers on GB roads, are expected to follow the rules and regulations as set out in the Highway Code.

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