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DVSA FOI disclosure log, December 2024
Updated 24 July 2025
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| Request reference | Request status | Request summary | Date the response was issued |
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| 2411-060674 | Successful | 1 - Did DVSA make a recommendation to or formally advise JLR to communicate the issue identified with the steering rack bolts to consumers. 2 - If so what was the date of that recommendation. 3 - Did DVSA at any point (whether after that initial correspondence or at the same time) conduct its own checks as to whether the failure of the steering rack bolts constitutes a safety risk or did it simply accept JLRs suggestion that it does not. 4 - was the recall in Canada brought to the attention of the DVSA (as it was put in effect at that same time) and if so how was that knowledge used. | 06/12/2024 |
| 2411-060943 | Successful | 1. Excluding bank holidays, provide dates and detailed reasons for closure at each DVSA site, including any documented rationale for closure and cancellation of booked tests on each occasion. 2. Provide information as to the process to be followed at each DVSA test centre to contact either the rider or their training school, if a cancellation of a booked driving test is required. 3. Provide information as to the risk assessment procedure to be followed at each site, including a list of reasons, when deciding to close a site or cancel of booked tests, including any sign off/ 2nd tier authorisation of the decision. 4. Provide information relating to any regular inspection, repair and maintenance of the enclosed Motorcycle test area. | 05/12/2024 |
| 2411-061187 | Successful | How many no shows there have been for practical driving tests for each centre in the UK. That is how many driving tests are booked, and then they fail to attend the scheduled practical test, without notifying DVSA through the cancellation procedure. To cover FY 24-25 so far. Or calendar year 2024. The same for 2023 and 2022. I would like the breakdown per month for each centre. | 10/12/2024 |
| 2411-061839 | Successful | the number of booked tests moved forward on your website each day for each day for the past 3 months for the Chelmsford test centre so I can see how many opportunities my daughter has missed out on to bring forward her test as a result of DVSA’s complete incompetence. I am looking for number of car practical tests previously booked and moved to an earlier day - ie number of tests rebooked to an earlier date. | 05/12/2024 |
| 2411-061893 | Successful | , I am not able to book the car practical test despite of giving 24 weeks slot in advance. Could you please tell what's the reason behind that and what's DVSA plan to expedite this and make more slots available? | 02/12/2024 |
| 2412-062505 | Successful | 1. To ask if the DVSA maintains a list of manufacturer(s) and model(s) of tyre tread depth gauges, such that said gauges are 'approved' or 'acceptable' devices for use by transport authorities (such as MOT testers) and/or law enforcement authorities for the measuring of tyre tread depth? 2. To ask that if an 'approved' list as described in Request 1 exists, that the DVSA provide the specific manufacturers and models of tyre tread depth gauges that are on that list. 3. To ask, if a list such as that described in Request 1 does NOT exist, whether the DVSA maintains any other general regulations, guidance or similar that determine if a given model of tyre tread depth gauge is of sufficient accuracy to be purchased and used by relevant transport authorities and/or law enforcement officers. 4. To ask if the DVSA engages in any organised procurement of tyre tread depth gauges - for example, for the purpose of distribution of said devices to transport authorities such as MOT testers or law enforcement authorities. 5. To ask if the DVSA does engage in organised procurement of tyre tread depth gauges such as that described in point 4, which models of tyre tread depth gauges have been purchased by the DVSA within a reasonable historical timeframe - for example, within the last 5 years - and in what numbers, and for what purpose (e.g. distribution to MOT testing stations). | 30/12/2024 |
| 2412-062784 | Successful | how many DVSA driving examiners able to conduct category B driving tests have been working for the DVSA each year for the last 10 financial years. For example: End of financial year 2023/24: 1600 category B examiners 2022/23: 1450 category B examiners | 30/12/2024 |
| 2412-062824 | Successful | the fail and pass rate data for the examiners at Northampton test centre? | 06/12/2024 |
| 2411-060368 | Partially successful | the number of applicants and number of successful candidates from the following randomly chosen campaigns from the last 12 months: 358743 – Driving Examiner - National 362132 – Apprentice HGV Mechanic/MOT Tester 346292 – External Customer Insights Officer 339925 – Vehicle Examiner 347973 – Information Risk Manager 347606 - Senior Policy Advisor - Motoring Services Agency Sponsorship 347115 - Head of Contracts and Operations - Theory Test 342807 – Senior DevOps Engineer 356407 - Head of Strategic Workforce Planning & HR MI 359884 – Operational Performance and Delivery Manager | 03/12/2024 |
| 2411-060927 | Partially successful | all previous revisions and any pending draft revisions for recall "R/2024/120" (also known Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) as H484) as applicable to Jaguar I-Pace vehicles, including variations and date of change for the "Reason for recall" and "Number of affected vehicles" fields that are published on check-vehicle-recalls.service.gov.uk? Any details or documents on any draft or pending recall submissions that you can reasonably disclose in regards to JLR's H514 recall or any other known pending or upcoming recalls against the Jaguar I-Pace. | 09/12/2024 |
| 2411-061013 | Partially successful | The number of Motorcycle Test Applicants for the Coventry Area over the last 10 years i. Location of Test – Test Centre (Where “Test Centre” is either Warwick, Leicester or Birmingham”) ii. Type of Test iii. Mod 1 / Mod 2 iv. Year of test v. Sub divided by Month vi. Post Town} see Location of Applicant below vii. Post Code} | 10/12/2024 |
| 2411-061512 | Partially successful | Statutory Vehicle Testing for HGV & PSV Zone D in Operations South. • A list of the Authorised Testing Facilities in this zone and the P Number. • The total number of complaints made by the Authorised Testing Facility to DVSA • The total number of complaints made by DVSA staff about the specific Authorised Testing Facility. • A headcount for Technical Team Leaders within Zone D, and the number of complaints or grievances that have been made against them from DVSA staff. • Since 2020, how many people within Zone D have been investigated for dishonest conduct relating to Statutory Vehicle Testing • Since 2020, how many people within Zone D have been dismissed for Gross Misconduct, whose details were placed on the Civil Service Internal Fraud Register. | 17/12/2024 |
| 2411-061696 | Partially successful | September 2023 - September 2024] the number of practical driving tests passed, as well as pass rate, broken down by age for the specified timeframe. also include total number of driving tests taken for each age. | 03/12/2024 |
| 2411-061699 | Partially successful | How many full-time practical driving test examiners were employed by DVSA as of 1st October 2021, 1st October 2022, 1st October 2023 & 1st October 2024? How many relief staff* were conducting practical test examinations 1st October 2021, 1st October 2022, 1st October 2023 & 1st October 2024? *Relief staff relates to additional staff that are qualified to conduct practical driving tests but not directly employed to do so (such former retired staff, non-frontline staff/volunteers drafted in to help) | 18/12/2024 |
| 2411-061747 | Partially successful | For Huddersfield Driving Test Centre and the period October 2023 to October 2024: 1, Number of Learner tests carried out monthly 2, Number of ADI part 2/3 tests carried out monthly | 18/12/2024 |
| 2411-061897 | Partially successful | copies of any policies, processes, procedures, guidance, emails or other relevant documents that regulate the use of vehicles with a valid MOT certificates issued by licensing authorities for taxi vehicles (instead of a DVSA regulated MOT certificate) during the part 2 driving instructors test. data on how many part 2 driving instructor tests have been cancelled due to the vehicle holding a licensing authority MOT certificate, and not a DVSA issued certificate. | 20/12/2024 |
| 2411-062010 | Partially successful | regarding Vauxhall Motors models: Meriva B, Mokka, Astra J, Astra K, Insignia, Insignia B, Zafira C, year of manufacture 2014 to 2019 with diesel engines. 1. A list of all safety defects reported 2. A list of all safety defects reported by the manufacturer. This list is to include the date we were contacted about the fault and how the defect was addressed by the manufacturer 3.a list of all safety defects of these models: Meriva B, Mokka, Astra J, Astra K, Insignia, Insignia B, Zafira C, year of manufacture 2014 to 2019 with diesel engines, that have been reported with any of the following keywords: "stop start", "low oil pressure", "chain", "tensioner", "pump", "vacuum". | 20/12/2024 |
| 2411-062118 | Partially successful | A) Name of the current PMO tool being used to manage change projects/programmes within the Agency. B) Process - How is resourcing across programmes and projects managed within this tool, include any guidelines or guidance shared internally to ensure accurate resource forecasting and actuals at the project and programme levels. Please share any screenshots from the tool on what gets completed. C) Guidance - Training materials for delivery staff to help them ensure appropriate resourcing is input on this tool or elsewhere if not required in the PMO Tool. D) Leadership Visibility - How does this resourcing data get incorporated into the financial forecasting/actuals by projects and programmes throughout the Agency. Are there any dashboards/finance templates which show resourcing and financials by project or programme. | 20/12/2024 |
| 2411-062119 | Partially successful | information related to the organisation's contracts register, procurement strategy document, and contact details. | 19/12/2024 |
| 2411-062331 | Partially successful | Number of Theory Tests taken in the calendar year to date . Number of Tests passed first time , second time , third time How these figures compare with the figures for the Test Centre based in Oxford Revenue generated by the DVSA for the total number of tests taken year to date . Pass rates for individual test centres across UK Pass rate for the test centre at Oxford Who sets out the test questions and are they applied across all test centres or do individual test centres set their own questions . why there is no feedback provided to candidates as to which questions they have been deemed to have got wrong | 18/12/2024 |