Official Statistics

Driver and rider testing and instructor statistics: January to March 2017

From:
Department for Transport and Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Part of:
Driving tests and instructor statistics, Road safety, Driving test and motorcycle test pass rates (DRT01), Car driving test pass rates (DRT02), Motorcycle riding test pass rates (DRT04)
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Driving theory tests (DRT50), 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), Numbers of approved driving instructors (INS01), and Compulsory training and incident statistics (INS05)
Published:
29 June 2017
Applies to:
England, Scotland, and Wales (see publication for Northern Ireland)

The number of theory tests and driving tests taken between January 2017 and March 2017, pass rates, and the number of instructors.

Documents

Driver and rider testing and instructor statistics: January to March 2017 report

PDF, 2.98MB, 7 pages

Driver and rider testing and instructor statistics: January to March 2017 tables

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Statistics on the number and pass rates of driving and riding practical tests conducted in Great Britain, including statistics on driving instructors.

During January to March 2017, over a million practical and theory driving tests were conducted, of which:

  • 509,340 were theory tests
  • 521,420 were practical tests

an increase of 9.0%.

There were 21% more practical car tests than in January to March 2016. The number of tests is now higher than before the recession.

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Driving tests and instructors statistics

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Published: 29 June 2017

From: Department for Transport Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

Part of: Driving tests and instructor statistics Road safety Driving test and motorcycle test pass rates (DRT01) Car driving test pass rates (DRT02) Motorcycle riding test pass rates (DRT04) Driving theory tests (DRT50) 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) Numbers of approved driving instructors (INS01) Compulsory training and incident statistics (INS05)