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Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Driving Licences

Question for Department for Transport

UIN 52571, tabled on 21 September 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average processing time was for an HGV driving licence application renewal in (a) 2018, (b) 2019, (c) 2020 and (d) 2021 to 31 August.

Answered on

18 October 2021

The table below shows the average processing time for vocational (which includes both HGV and bus) driving licence renewal applications.

Calendar Year

Average days to issue a renewal vocational driving licence

2018

2.94

2019

2.45

2020

4.74

2021 (to 31 August)

12.02

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