Rejected petition DVLA SHOULD PRIORITISE HGV APPLICATIONS.

The Government need to use the fastest route to decrease the shortfall in HGV Drivers.
The best way to do this is for the DVLA to Prioritise HGV applications so they can get back on the road.

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With the current National Shortfall in HGV drivers the DVLA should be enforced to process all HGV applications as a Priority.
This should include newly qualified drivers, drivers who are returning to the Industry and need their Vocational entitlement reinstated, drivers renewing their License and those applying after a Medical.
There have been many Statements from Parliament about how they are dealing with the shortage but none of them suggest processing applications faster.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

The scheduling and processing of driving licence applications are an operational matter for the DVLA, not the UK Government or Parliament.

In case it's helpful, you might like to know that the Government has announced plans to support more people to become HGV drivers. You can read more about this here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/more-support-to-help-people-to-become-hgv-drivers-among-package-of-government-measures-to-ease-risk-of-shortages

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Date submitted 27 September 2021
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