FOI release
DVSA FOI disclosure log, May 2025
Updated 21 July 2025
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| Request reference | Request status | Request summary | Date the response was issued |
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| 2504-073484 | Successful | the number of candidates who failed the initial eyesight check at the start of their practical driving test each year from 2018 to the most recent full year available | 08/05/2025 |
| 2504-073509 | Successful | 1- if I do not enter a driving test instructor number, will the system still show available slots? Does your search then only match to slots where a driving instructor number equals zero? 2-I enter my Driving licence number , what lookups are performed by the system to check personal details prior to performing the search? Is the system using personal data or my driving licence number to exclude any available slots ? Is the system checking my name , address and other details before offering a test ? 3- when I do not enter a preferred date , the system enforces that I enter a date but it still shows no available slots regardless of the date entered. What is the point of asking a preferred date? Is there a specific date that it wants me to enter , like some form of code, which then will present all slots? | 09/05/2025 |
| 2504-073773 | Successful | detailed data in relation Trailer Tests by axle type to include an age provide of the trailer and/or data on the number of new Trailers registered each year by type? | 12/05/2025 |
| 2504-074044 | Successful | 1) number of driving tests cancelled in the whole the uk due to the person taking the test not bringing their licence per year from 2021-Present 2) number of driving tests canclled at Poole test centre due to the person taking the test not bringing their licence per year from 2021-Present | 15/05/2025 |
| 2504-074049 | Successful | Please can you tell me how many MOT Testers were suspended from testing on 01/04/25 for having not uploaded 3 hours of annual training records to their MTS profiles. | 15/05/2025 |
| 2504-074054 | Successful | Please may I ask for the current waiting list times in London for driving tests, and for any recent statistics or data relating to this? | 14/05/2025 |
| 2504-074082 | Successful | • "How many motorcycles are "failed" for having excessively noisy exhausts?" • "How many are given only an "advisory" notice for this issue?" | 15/05/2025 |
| 2504-074286 | Successful | How many Class 4 vehicles failed their MOTs because of incorrect headlamp aim over each of the following periods? 2017 2018 2023 2024 Of these, how many were for Class 4 vehicles that were having their first ever MOT Of these, how many were for Class 4 vehicles that were having their second or a future MOT? What are the top 10 items most likely to be assessed incorrectly by MOT testers, according to the most recent MOT compliance survey? | 19/05/2025 |
| 2504-074367 | Successful | • A list of all the staff networks at the organisation • Whether each network receives internal funding and, if so, how much (please express annually for the last four financial years) • How much FTE equivalent staff time each network is entitled to. For example, a staff network may have a chair who’s entitled to spend 10% of their working hours devoted to the network (please express annually for the last three financial years) • A list of events that each network has held in this financial year so far (April to the present day), including the title of the event, information on any guest speakers and the time of the event | 20/05/2025 |
| 2504-074368 | Successful | Re: five potential call off contracts - details of the Title of framework used and Further framework info | 20/05/2025 |
| 2504-074371 | Successful | 1) The number of test times ordinarily available at the Loughborough Driving Test Centre every weekday and what these test times are. For example: 07:02, 14:22. 2) If tests regularly occur on weekends and bank holidays. If they do, the number of test times ordinarily available on these days. I do appreciate there may not be a complete answer for this as it would be subject to examiner working preferences and patterns. 3) The "opening hours" of the test centre. | 07/05/2025 |
| 2504-074591 | Successful | Please would you provide me with the following information (if possible, all in the form of percentages) from the time period 1 January 2022 to present day: • The average MOT pass rate for England • The average MOT pass rate for Scotland • How likely a vehicle is likely to fail as a result of corrosion in England (for example corrosion of brake pipes, suspension, chassis, subframe or other corrosion) • How likely a vehicle is likely to fail as a result of corrosion in Scotland(for example corrosion of brake pipes, suspension, chassis, subframe or other corrosion) Please also provide: • The average age a vehicle fails its MOT in England • The average age a vehicle fails its MOT in Scotland | 16/05/2025 |
| 2504-074597 | Successful | This is an information request relating to the availability of driving tests, broken down geographically. Please include the following information: • The waiting times for each driving test centre that the DVSA is responsible for | 13/05/2025 |
| 2504-074599 | Successful | This is an information request relating to the number of staff who have left the DVSA in the 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25 financial years. Please provide the number of staff who have left the DVSA in each year. Please provide a breakdown by reason for departure, namely: • The number who have left as a result of giving notice to leave • The number who have been made redundant • The number who have been dismissed | 13/05/2025 |
| 2504-074641 | Successful | I am requesting a list of all theory and practical driving test centres in the UK that are currently active, with full address, postcode, types of tests available at that site and any information about disability access. | 08/05/2025 |
| 2504-074790 | Successful | Questions regardng Examiners that were in post and have left DVSA | 23/05/2025 |
| 2504-075011 | Successful | For the two areas of the request, please provide data for both cars that took their very first MOT test, or those that took their annual MOT test and failed their first attempt. 1. The number and percentage of cars that initially failed their MOT in the 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 calendar years, broken down by postcode prefix. 2. The number and percentage of cars that passed their MOT first time in the 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 calendar years, broken down by the age of the vehicle, make and generic model name. If this data is only available for the 2024 calendar year due to time constraints, please just provide this information. | 23/05/2025 |
| 2504-075102 | Successful | • Any reports, complaints, investigations, or safety concerns received by the DVSA since January 2023 regarding the 2023 model year Volkswagen ID.4 electric vehicle relating to sudden loss of drive power or stalling while in motion. • Any recall actions considered or undertaken relating to the same vehicle and issue. | 27/05/2025 |
| 2504-075201 | Successful | 1. In the 2024 calendar year how many cars had their FIRST MOT test and how many of these failed? 2. Which ten make and models of cars which underwent their first MOT test in 2024 had the highest percentage of fails? Please provide a table showing the ten makes and models and how many passed and failed. For each of these ten please state what element of the test each of them failed on most frequently. 3. Please provide similar data for the ten makes and models of car which underwent their first MOT test in 2024 and had the smallest percentage of fails. | 23/05/2025 |
| 2504-075210 | Successful | • Waiting times (in weeks) for all individual Driving Test Centres that conduct category B (practical car) driving tests as of Monday, March 3rd 2025 and Monday April 7th 2024 | 19/05/2025 |
| 2505-075577 | Successful | 1.Number of employed examiners for practical Category B manual exams 2. Number of tests made available to book including cancellations for practical Category B manual exams ( logged to DVSA booking system as date available) 3. Average Time length from: exam added to the system to: all exams booked no no tests found on any date | 16/05/2025 |
| 2505-076061 | Successful | 1. The number of recorded HGV-related accidents on the M3 motorway 2. The number of HGVs using the M3 motorway 3. The total number of instances where HGV drivers have received Tachograph infringements regarding the failure to observe driving times, breaks or rest periods | 14/05/2025 |
| 2503-071003 | Partially Successful | 1 when was DVSA first notified of any dispute over the lease at Hanbury Road 2 how many tests have been cancelled as a result of this location closure / relocation 3 have any changes been made to future test availability at Chelmsford as a result of this closure / relocation 4 what are the new instructions for candidates at the new temporary location and what has DVSA assessed are the implications for candidates and potential candidates in the area 5 please share all internal communications relating to this closure | 08/05/2025 |
| 2504-073331 | Partially Successful | By month, from January 2018 to the present day, the number of driving tests booked by private companies and individuals. This should be broken down by the booker, e.g. AA Driving School, RED Driving School, etc. for private businesses, and an all-encompassing category of "private individual" for individuals booking for themselves. If it is not possible to do this from Jan 2018 within cost rules, please go as far back as possible. The data should be presented in a spreadsheet format (XLSX or CSV). | 07/05/2025 |
| 2504-073471 | Partially Successful | Number of tests carried out each week at Chelmsford since beginning of 2024 Number of tests cancelled between 3 and 10 days of test which were rebooked by another candidate and utilised and number which were cancelled and unused The latest numbers on recruitment/deployment of the 450 examiners you claim to be hiring and total examiner numbers by centre currently and for end Dec 2023 | 08/05/2025 |
| 2504-073485 | Partially Successful | I would like to better understand how the assessment of the PureTech 1.2 timing belt defect was conducted, as this would help me contextualise the findings. • Could you share the criteria or methodology used to determine that the latent timing belt issues in the 1.2L PureTech engine does not meet the threshold of a safety defect? • Were failure modes like sudden loss of engine power (due to belt failure) at motorway speeds factored into the analysis? • How does the DVSA account for real-world variables (e.g., driver reaction time, road conditions) when evaluating "ability to bring the vehicle to a stop"? • How was the assessment informed: manufacturer testing data (e.g., Vauxhall’s failure rate studies)? Field reports from UK drivers experiencing belt failures? | 09/05/2025 |
| 2504-073639 | Partially Successful | • What Chelmsford locations were considered / assessed for a replacement DVSA test location instead of the Witham location chosen and please share the internal information held by DVSA as to why these were not chosen? • How many test candidates with current bookings are expected to be affected by the change of location from Chelmsford to Witham? • Why has the temporary site in Chelmsford not been extended and please share all information DVSA hold about why this site is being terminated? | 13/05/2025 |
| 2504-073709 | Partially Successful | provide/disclose a copy of your internal Non Police Personnel Vetting Policy. copy of a template Contract for the role (which requires Non-Police Personnel Vetting), or alternatively please recite the clause of the Contract that addresses Non-Police Personnel Vetting. | 09/05/2025 |
| 2504-074181 | Partially Successful | Request pass/fail rates at your test centre, broken down by ethnicity at Rotherham test centres regarding Adi part 3 tests data to cover the period from January 2023 to March 2025 | 01/05/2025 |
| 2504-074658 | Partially Successful | 1.? ?Current DPO arrangements 1.1 Is the organisation’s DPO and other staff that work on data protection compliance: (a) An internal employee (b) A DPO provided by an external service provider (c) Hybrid (internal staff with external service provider support) 1.2 Where services are provided by external providers, please share the following information: (a) The Company name(s) (b) Annual spend by your organisation (FY2022/2023 through to FY2024/2025) (c) The highest day rate paid (d) Contract dates (start/end/renewal terms) (e) A brief description of the project or services provided (for instance, project title or internal reference) (f) Services covered (e.g., audits, breach management, SAR management, delivery of DPIAs) •? ?Please indicate what deliverables were produced •? ?Procurement method (e.g., open competition, framework agreement, direct award) and name of the procurement framework, if applicable. 2.? ?Consultancy Spend 2.1 What is the organisation’s, total annual expenditure on data protection/GDPR consultancy services? 2.2 For SoW/projects which have a spend of more than £5k), please share the following information: •? ?Supplier company name •? ?The scope of the Project (e.g., "ICO investigation support", DPIA support, Internal Audit recommendation support) •? ?Spend •? ?Procurement method 3.? ?Data Protection Compliance staffing 3.1 The Number of in-house data protection staff in the organisation? (FTE) 3.2 Are there any vacant roles? (Yes/No) 3.3 Where there any ICO investigations, audits, or enforcement actions for the period from FY2022/2023 to FY 2024/2025? 4.? ?Future Plans 4.1 Is your organisation planning to put out to tender for any DPO/GDPR services in the current financial year? 4.2 If yes please provide the following: Expected timeline Budget range Key service requirements Procurement method | 20/05/2025 |
| 2504-074885 | Partially Successful | Please can you tell me the ADI Part 3 pass rate for Scunthorpe DTC for the past 3 years and the % of Part 3 tests passed first time at this centre? | 23/05/2025 |
| 2504-074892 | Partially Successful | Since 2017 the DVSA has been asking candidates on ADI Part 2 and Part 3 tests if they have received training from an ORDIT trainer and recording the candidates response. (Your form ADI Part 3/Version 1/092022 refers) What is the percentage pass rate for Part 2 and 3 tests where use of an ORDIT trainer has been recorded, compared to where use of an ORDIT trainer has not been recorded over the previous 7 years from when this data collection started. If it's not compiled over a calendar year, then in whatever reporting period you use (i.e quarterly etc) | 23/05/2025 |
| 2504-075327 | Partially Successful | #NAME? | 07/05/2025 |
| 2504-075330 | Partially Successful | please list all manufacturers, their relevant models and production dates, who are subject toCharging Location safety constraints | 29/05/2025 |
| 2504-075332 | Partially Successful | Multiple questions re time spent in office policies | 29/05/2025 |
| 2504-075346 | Partially Successful | . For the past three calendar years - 1 January to 31 December 2022 / 2023 / 2024 - please provide me with: - the total number of cars that were MOT'd each year (include all cars ie ones that passed and failed) - the number of cars that failed MOT each year with the reason being attributed to cracked headlights and the percentage this represents as a total of all cars MOT'd in the UK - the number of cars that failed MOT each year with the reason being attributed to foggy / cloudy headlights and the percentage this represents as a total of all cars MOT'd in the UK - the top 5 reasons and % that represents of cars that failed MOT each year, if headlight failure does not fall within the top 5 please note what number it falls at and the % this represents To clarify and for instance: 1 January to 31 December 2022 - 97,000 cars had an MOT - 5,234 cars failed MOT due cracked headlights, this equates to 17% of all MOT failures - 3,274 cars failed MOT due foggy headlights, this equates to 12% of all MOT failures - Top 5 reasons - Brakes 23%, Suspension 19% and so on to the number 5 - or further until reaching headlight issues as a reason. If you do not hold the exact specific information ie cracked headlight, foggy headlight, please provide me with the numbers that relate to failure that has been attributed to headlight issues and then quantify that description. If you consider complying with my request will exceed the cost limit, I am content to reduce my request to only ask for 1 January to 31 December 2024. | 23/05/2025 |
| 2505-075626 | Partially Successful | Please can i request the full details on the DVSA GDPR rention policy | 23/05/2025 |
| 2505-075643 | Partially Successful | for the 2024-2025 year to date - Driver and riding assaults - Driver and riding assaults excluding motorcycle driving examiners - All other DVSA department assaults Broken down by: - Attempted physical - Physical - Verbal - Other | 23/05/2025 |
| 2503-072128 | Unsuccessful | Please can you provide me the practical driving test routes for Ipswich driving test centre. | 22/05/2025 |
| 2504-072945 | Unsuccessful | Offences and Convictions for: Drivers’ hours Tachograph records Overloading Driver licence Construction & Use Other offences | 06/05/2025 |
| 2504-073119 | Unsuccessful | I would like to receive specific PowerPoint templates that the DVSA and any third party suppliers use in conjunction with the DVSA for reporting change updates. In particular, how PowerPoints (if used) are structured at project boards, programme boards and portfolio boards across the DVSA. 1) For example, if there is a large project and it has a Project Board what is the general PowerPoint template (agenda, financials, RAID, roadmaps etc)? 2) Also, for a programme, how do you report on the different workstreams/projects reporting into that Programme Board using a PowerPoint at the relevant governance forum (what does that look like). 3) At the portfolio level, how do you report to leadership on at a Portfolio Board progress using a PowerPoint template (what are the outputs) All I'm looking for are to receive these three PowerPoint templates (if used) at project/programme/portfolio governance levels with some guidance on how these are used by delivery managers on how to report on 'change' progress throughout the DVSA | 06/05/2025 |
| 2504-073604 | Unsuccessful | 1) the number of passed Driving tests per year from 2021 to present 2) the number of failed above driving test per year from 2021 to present 3) the number of passed driving tests at poole test centre from 2021-present 4) the number of failed driving tests at Poole test centre from 2021-present 5) as of so far this year (when this request is being answered), how many new qualified drivers are there in the uk. | 12/05/2025 |
| 2504-074380 | Unsuccessful | Complete list of approved driving instructors and their contact details in Cambridgeshire. | 07/05/2025 |
| 2504-075020 | Unsuccessful | I wondered whether DVSA could provide any figures or date around the number of registered driving instructors for recent years? | 13/05/2025 |
| 2504-075194 | Unsuccessful | The number of staff within your organisation who have been disciplined for misusing the following tools: • ChatGPT • Email • X (formerly Twitter) • Instagram • Facebook Please break the data down over the last three (3) financial years (April to April). In each incident, please include details of the outcome e.g. member of staff posted inappropriate photo on Instagram, outcome: dismissal. | 28/05/2025 |
| 2504-075197 | Unsuccessful | I am specifically seeking records related to concerns that, on certain 2014–2016 Model Year Land Rover Range Rover (L405) vehicles | 28/05/2025 |
| 2505-075523 | Unsuccessful | Statistic information from 01-04-2025 to 30-04-2025 for: Driving Test Centre Gloucester, Falcon Close, Quedgeley, GL2 4LY 1. Number of employed examiners for practical Category B manual exams 2. Number of tests made available to book including cancellations for practical Category B manual exams ( logged to DVSA booking system as date available) 3. Average Time length from: exam added to the system to: all exams booked no no tests found on any date | 01/05/2025 |
| 2505-075612 | Unsuccessful | Recall by Jaguar. Confirm how many vehicles were affected. | 21/05/2025 |
| 2505-075862 | Unsuccessful | the reasons for failed practical car driving tests in the UK for the years 2023–2024. I would like to see the percentages of those who failed broken down by gender, along with the percentage of each gender that failed for specific reasons cited by examiners—for example, failure to check mirrors or errors during reverse parking. | 12/05/2025 |
| 2505-076064 | Unsuccessful | Please can you list all bus and coach fires that have reported to you in the last 6 years up to and including today. | 19/05/2025 |
| 2505-076254 | Unsuccessful | Furthermore, I must address the statement that driving tests have been available in my area. While statistics might show sporadic availability, my personal experience of regularly checking the online system has been quite different. On the single occasion I've found a test slot, it was 60 miles away and was booked within a matter of minutes. This hardly constitutes reasonable access to test appointments. Could you perhaps provide some data on how quickly these available tests are typically booked within the system, when they do become available? This would give a clearer indication of the actual accessibility for candidates. | 14/05/2025 |
| 2505-076618 | Unsuccessful | 1. What proportion of vehicles rented/leased by the department were electric vehicles (EVs) in each of the last three financial years (or calendar years, if easier)? 2. Please also provide the total number of vehicles rented/leased each year during the same period. | 22/05/2025 |
| 2505-077657 | Unsuccessful | how many driving test examiners are there? what that figure would have been a few years ago? | 27/05/2025 |
| 2505-077926 | Unsuccessful | ) DVSA How % of test transfers compare pre and post their changes, what the median wait time is for a user between trying for a test and booking one, what % of the people in the queue are genuine learners i.e. not IP addresses that repeatedly buy tickets on multiple occasions/driving license IDs that have had multiple bookings and transfers, 2) Local Test Centres What incentives are being offered to examiners and what proportion increase in tests are these resulting in? | 29/05/2025 |