Petition · past parliament · Department for Transport
Simplify the language in the driving theory test
Closed
412 signatures
What the petition asks
Have a team of ESOL-trained editors review the driving theory test and simplify the language in the test. Make sure that the test is stripped of different words used to convey the same meaning, take out cases of passive language where it is not needed, and standardise sentence structures.
The complexity of the language in the driver theory is a huge blocker for a range of learners, from refugees seeking asylum in the UK to dyslexic native and non-native English speakers.
Timeline
| 25 Jan 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 25 Jul 2022 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
412
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Transport
Opened
25 Jan 2022
Closed
25 Jul 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.