DfT Road Safety Strategy published

The Department for Transport (DfT) has today (7 January 2026) published its first Road Safety Strategy (RSS) in more than a decade.

The Government will save thousands of lives on the nation’s roads by tackling drink driving, improving training for young drivers, and introducing mandatory eye tests for older motorists

The strategy sets out a comprehensive plan to reduce deaths and serious injuries on Britain’s roads by 65% by 2035, with an even more ambitious target of 70% for children under 16.

Interventions to improve road safety

The Government has framed this action on road safety under four overarching themes:

• Supporting road users
• Taking advantage of technology, data and innovation for safer vehicles and post collision care
• Ensuring our infrastructure is safe
• Robust enforcement to protect all road users

The new strategy includes a range of measures which are connected to our services.

Minimum Learning Period

• The Government will consult on introducing a three or six month minimum learning period for learner drivers. We will contact you separately with more details on this consultation and how to take part.

Lifelong learning for road users

• The government will publish national guidance on the development and delivery of road safety education, training and publicity and a manual to support the implementation of a Lifelong Learning approach for road safety

Further Information

You can read the Road Safety Strategy in full on GOV.UK.