§ Mr. MallonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the average length of time taken to process an application for(a) a driver's licence, cars, (b) an HGV licence, (c) a PSV licence, (d) a provisional driving licence and (e) a driving test.
§ Mr. Kenneth CarlisleThe average length of time currently taken to process a full and provisional car driving licence is nine days and eight days for a lorry and bus licence. This includes three days taken to return the licence to the customer. Driving test applications currently take seven days in total.
§ Mr. MallonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the average monthly number of(a) drivers licences, (b) HGV licences, (c) PSV licences, (d) provisional driving licences and (e) driving test applications processed by the Vehicle Licensing Authority in the most recent year for which figures are available for (i) England, (ii) Scotland and (iii) Wales.
§ Mr. Kenneth CarlisleDriving licence information is available only in a national figure. LGV and PCV figures are not available for the years prior to 1991–92. Over the last three years the monthly average number of driving licences processed was: