Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor David Chadwick (Liberal Democrat), on Wednesday, 25 February 2026, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 25 members in total.

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Recognition of Ukrainian driving licences

That this House notes that, under the agreement in force since 20 May 2021, Ukrainian driving licences may be exchanged for Great Britain licences; further notes that because tests taken before 28 December 2021 did not record whether they were completed in a manual or automatic vehicle, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency will only issue automatic Category B entitlements, and that vocational categories C, CE, D and DE are not currently exchangeable; recognises that this is preventing otherwise qualified Ukrainian drivers from working in sectors facing shortages, such as the road freight sector; and calls on the Government to review the arrangements and work with the Ukrainian authorities to establish a lawful mechanism to recognise manual and relevant vocational entitlements, subject to appropriate safeguards.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

2866 

Session

2024-26

Other sponsors

Wera Hobhouse

Liz Saville Roberts

Ben Lake

Lee Dillon

Wendy Chamberlain

Subjects

Ukraine Driving licences

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk