Top tens reasons candidates fail their driving test at Stoke on Trent, Newcastle under Lyme and Nationwide
Published 22 August 2013
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This is Freedom of Information request IA/0065512.
1. Request
I wondered where I could find the top 10 most common reasons of people failing their driving test, either in Stoke on Trent, Newcastle Under Lyme, or just nationwide for the 2011-2012 financial year .
2. Response
The tables below show the top ten reasons for people failing their practical driving test in Stoke on Trent and Newcastle Under Lyme, for the financial year 2011/12. The information provided also includes the number of serious/dangerous faults incurred against each reason.
2.1 Stoke on Trent
| Reason for failing test | Number of serious/dangerous faults recorded | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mirrors - change direction | 776 |
| 2 | Junctions - observation | 641 |
| 3 | Positioning - normal driving | 433 |
| 4 | Junctions - turning right | 391 |
| 5 | Reverse left - control | 319 |
| 6 | Move off - safely | 316 |
| 7 | Response to signs - road markings | 312 |
| 8 | Control - steering | 306 |
| 9 | Signals - necessary | 286 |
| 10 | Reverse park - control | 246 |
2.2 Newcastle Under Lyme
| Reason for failing test | Number of serious/dangerous faults recorded | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Junctions - observation | 637 |
| 2 | Mirrors - change direction | 461 |
| 3 | Response to signs - traffic lights | 263 |
| 4 | Maintain progress - speed | 260 |
| 5 | Reverse park - control | 258 |
| 6 | Control - steering | 245 |
| 7 | Positioning - normal driving | 233 |
| 8 | Move off - control | 221 |
| 9 | Response to signs - road markings | 221 |
| 10 | Move off - safely | 217 |
You can find details of the top ten serious and dangerous faults occurring during practical driving tests nationally for the financial year 2011/12 on our website. This information is therefore exempt under section 21 (information accessible by other means) of the FoIA and a copy of this exemption is attached at Annex A.