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Official Statistics
Driving test, theory test and instructor statistics, October to December 2013
- From:
- Department for Transport and Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
- Part of:
- Driving tests and instructor statistics, Road safety, Motorcycle riding test pass rates (DRT04), Driving test and motorcycle test pass rates (DRT01), Car driving test pass rates (DRT02) Large goods vehicles (LGV) driving test pass rates (DRT05), Passenger carrying vehicle (PCV) driving test pass rates (DRT06), Approved driving instructor (ADI) test pass rates (DRT07), Driving theory tests (DRT50), Numbers of approved driving instructors (INS01), and Compulsory training and incident statistics (INS05)
- Published:
- 13 March 2014
- Applies to:
- England, Scotland, and Wales (see publication for Northern Ireland)
The number of theory tests and driving tests taken between October 2013 and December 2013, pass rates, and the number of instructors.
Documents
Driver and rider test and instructor statistics: October to December 2013 report
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Driver and rider test and instructor statistics: October to December 2013 tables
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Details
The number and pass rates of driving and riding practical tests conducted in Great Britain for the quarter to 30 December 2013, and also statistics on driving instructors.
The statistics are derived from data held by the Driving Standards Agency (DSA), which administers the driving test and training schemes in Great Britain.
Between October to December 2013:
- there were 381,024 car practical tests conducted, 1% more than in the same quarter of the previous year. The pass rate for these tests was 46.6%, marginally lower than the same period in 2012
- there were 390,326 car theory tests conducted, 24% more than in the same quarter of the previous year. The pass rate for these tests was 50.5%, 9.6 percentage points lower than in the same period of 2012, before the theory test question bank was updated
- there were 43,289 approved driving instructors on the register which is a drop of 4.6% compared with the same quarter of the previous year. The number of riding instructors on the Statutory Register in this quarter is 2,647 which is 10.7% lower than the same quarter of the previous year
Contact us
Driving tests and instructors statistics
Email vehicles.stats@dft.gsi.gov.uk
Telephone 020 7944 4139
Document information
Published: 13 March 2014
From: Department for Transport Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Part of: Driving tests and instructor statistics Road safety Motorcycle riding test pass rates (DRT04) Driving test and motorcycle test pass rates (DRT01) Car driving test pass rates (DRT02) Large goods vehicles (LGV) driving test pass rates (DRT05) Passenger carrying vehicle (PCV) driving test pass rates (DRT06) Approved driving instructor (ADI) test pass rates (DRT07) Driving theory tests (DRT50) Numbers of approved driving instructors (INS01) Compulsory training and incident statistics (INS05)