Alistair Carmichael – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Alistair Carmichael on 2015-11-25.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidelines his Department has on the maximum travel time for people who need to undergo a medical driving assessment to a centre where they can undergo that assessment; and if he will estimate the proportion of such people in Scotland who live outside that maximum travel time.

Andrew Jones

The Department for Transport does not issue guidelines on the maximum travel time a person would be expected to spend travelling to a driving assessment.

Depending on the medical condition being investigated, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) will either utilise an assessment performed by the applicant’s nearest Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency test centre or a disability assessment centre. The disability assessment centres are independent and provide a service to the DVLA. While the DVLA sets the standards required for the assessments, it is unable to influence the location of the centres.