FOI release
DVSA FOI disclosure log, September 2025
Updated 23 January 2026
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| Request reference | Request status | Request summary | Date the response was issued |
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| 2507-082455 | Successful | Data on Category B car driving tests. | 11/09/2025 |
| 2508-084753 | Successful | 1. Whether a MP submitted any petitions or formal correspondence regarding driving test waiting times in Hastings and Rye 2. If so, copies of those communications and any responses issued | 04/09/2025 |
| 2508-084835 | Successful | Between 1st Jan 2024 and 31st December 2024 how many official complaints were made against Vehicle Examiners in the enforcement MOT section? How many were upheld ? How many were rejected ? During this period how many examiners were suspended ? Between 1st Jan 2025 and 13th August 2025 how many official complaints were made against Vehicle Examiners in the enforcement MOT section ? How many were upheld ? How many were rejected ? During this period how many examiners were suspended ? | 02/09/2025 |
| 2508-084986 | Successful | For each of the last 10 calendar years, please provide: • The percentage of candidates who passed the practical driving test on their first attempt. • The percentage of candidates who passed on their second attempt. • The percentage of candidates who passed on their third attempt. Please provide this data broken down per year and by attempt number. | 02/09/2025 |
| 2508-085173 | Successful | 1) the number of Illegal MOT Suppliers reported in the UK in: - 2015 - 2020 - 2021 - 2022 -2023 -2024 -2025-present 2) The number of vehicles found with an illegal MOT/ "ghost" MOT in the UK in: - 2015 - 2020 - 2021 - 2022 -2023 -2024 -2025-present 3) the number of Illegal MOT Suppliers reported in Kent in: - 2015 - 2020 - 2021 - 2022 -2023 -2024 -2025-present 4) The number of vehicles found with an illegal MOT/ "ghost" MOT in Kent in: - 2015 - 2020 - 2021 - 2022 -2023 -2024 -2025-present | 11/09/2025 |
| 2508-085176 | Successful | • The average call wait times for your customer service phone lines are each year. • The percentage of calls answered within your target time for each of those years. • The average response time for written correspondence (email, letter, or online submissions) in each of those years. • The percentage of correspondence responded to within the organisation’s target timeframe in each year. • The number of formal complaints received relating to delays, unanswered calls, or poor customer service, broken down by year. • If held, the department’s official service level targets for customer interaction (e.g., target wait time, target response time) and whether those targets were met in each year. | 11/09/2025 |
| 2508-085182 | Successful | 1. The number of candidates who passed the driving theory test between January 2018 and the present date, on a month by month basis. 2. For each of the months outlined above, a breakdown of the practical driving test outcomes of the candidates who passed their driving theory test on that month, with one of the following options: a. Passed the practical driving test before their theory test expired, outlining the attempt in which they succeeded (e.g. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc); a. Did not pass the practical driving test before their theory test expired, outlining how many attempts they had (e.g. 0 attempts, 1, 2, 3, etc); c. For candidates who had at least one attempt, how many days, on average, elapsed between the moment they passed their theory test and had their first attempt at their practical driving test; d. For candidates who had at least two attempts, how many days, on average, elapsed between their first and second attempts; e. Out of the candidates whose driving theory tests expired, the number that had another attempt at the driving theory test at any point in the future; f. For the purposes of the statistics above, no-shows or cancellations are not to be regarded as an attempt. 3. Of the above, and for the same timeframe (January 2018 to present), the number of practical driving tests administered each month, outlining, for each month, the number of passes, fails, no-shows, DVSA cancellations, and candidate cancellations. 4. The number, as of today, of candidates who have passed the driving theory test but have not yet passed the practical driving test. 5. The number, as of today, of candidates who have passed the driving theory test but have no practical driving tests booked. 6. The number of test slots available each month, nationwide. | 11/09/2025 |
| 2508-085316 | Successful | For each calendar month starting from January 2019 1. How many class 4 vehicles were entered for an MoT test? 2. How many of these class 4 vehicles failed the MoT test? And 3. In relation to those vehicles that failed the test how many failed the ‘suspension’ section of the MoT test? | 12/09/2025 |
| 2508-085999 | Successful | 1 - When did the Leeds Harehills driving test centre (386 Harehills Ln, Harehills, Leeds LS9 6NF) close? 2 - What was the reason for the closure? | 18/09/2025 |
| 2508-086024 | Successful | 1. The average waiting time (in weeks) for practical driving tests at the Norwich, Lowestoft, and King’s Lynn test centres for each month since January 2022. 2. The longest recorded waiting time for a driving test at each of these centres during this period. 3. The number of driving tests cancelled by the DVSA (due to examiner unavailability or centre closures) in each month since January 2022. | 18/09/2025 |
| 2508-086155 | Successful | For the month of December 2023 how many MOT tests at Car MOT stations has there been errors in the recording odometer readings. | 11/09/2025 |
| 2509-086353 | Successful | • How many driving test date swaps were completed from March 2020 – March 2021? • How many driving test date swaps were completed from March 2021 – March 2022? • How many driving test date swaps were completed from March 2022 – March 2023? • How many driving test date swaps were completed from March 2023 – March 2024? • How many driving test date swaps were completed from March 2024 – March 2025? | 19/09/2025 |
| 2509-086389 | Successful | The amount spent in the last three years on attempts to block the various bots which support finding driving tests. Please include internal staff time (which may be an estimate) and external contracts. | 16/09/2025 |
| 2509-086566 | Successful | 1. Copies of any guidance, procedures, or policies held by your authority relating to how officers or contractors test electric bicycles (e-bikes) for compliance with the Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycle (EAPC) regulations (in particular, the 250 W motor power and 25 km/h cut-off requirements). 2. Details of any equipment, devices, or testing methods currently used to establish whether an e-bike is restricted or unrestricted. 3. If no testing equipment is in use, please provide any internal reports, correspondence, or plans discussing the possibility of acquiring or using such equipment. | 19/09/2025 |
| 2509-086591 | Successful | 1. the number of failed CAT B MOT's which had failed 2. The number of passed CAT B MOT's which had Passed 3. The number of Passed and Failed 2009 Ford KA MK2 MOT's | 17/09/2025 |
| 2509-086615 | Successful | 1) how many driving examiners work at Poole DSVA test Centre | 19/09/2025 |
| 2509-086642 | Successful | What is the current average wait time for a driving test in the UK overall? -@ What is the current average wait time for a driving test in Scotland? -@ Please can you provide a breakdown of driving test wait times for every test centre in Scotland? | 16/09/2025 |
| 2509-087051 | Successful | 1. In respect of DVSA and enforcement activities what is the policy on contacting AE's and NT's when inviting either of them to attend a DVSA MOT voluntary interview? 2. Would DVSA send an email, as all NT's AE's must have an email address ? 3. Would they travel to the VTS and deliver a confidential letter ? 4. Would they phone the person ? 5. Would they travel to the VTS and just ask them if they would like to attend? | 15/09/2025 |
| 2509-087080 | Successful | The name of the specific framework agreements or DPS agreements used here. | 16/09/2025 |
| 2509-087255 | Successful | How many of the target of 450 additional examiners are now fully trained and working full time The actions being taken will help DVSA to provide 1.95 million car driving tests between April 2024 and March 2025. How many were actually provided and how many conducted? It also claims that it will reduce the waiting time to 7 weeks by December 2025. How is this target progressing? | 26/09/2025 |
| 2509-087409 | Successful | Waiting times (in weeks) for all individual Driving Test Centres that conduct category B (practical car) driving tests as of Monday, July 7th 2025; Monday August 4th 2025 and Monday September 1st 2025 | 29/09/2025 |
| 2509-087756 | Successful | Youngest current ADI on the register. | 22/09/2025 |
| 2509-087959 | Successful | Figures going back to 2012 - a breakdown of the first-time pass rates for learner drivers taking their tests in manual cars vs automatics. | 30/09/2025 |
| 2508-084065 | Partially successful | Information that the DVSA hold on trailer registrations for this and the last three years. | 11/09/2025 |
| 2508-084099 | Partially successful | 1. How many people applied to become a DVSA driving test examiner in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 (so far). Please provide an annual breakdown. 2. How many people entered the DVSA’s training programme to become a driving test examiner in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 (so far). Please provide an annual breakdown. 3. How many people successfully completed the DVSA’s training programme to become a driving test examiner in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 (so far). Please provide an annual breakdown. 4. How many driving test examiners were successfully recruited by the DVSA in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 (so far) and are now placed in an examiner role? 4a. Please provide a regional breakdown or test centre location for each recruitment if available. 5. Please provide DVSA’s target recruitment number for driving examiners for each year 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025. | 02/09/2025 |
| 2508-084155 | Partially successful | Copies of two course quality assurance visit reports. | 10/09/2025 |
| 2508-084214 | Partially successful | Theory test dress code policy for staff. | 04/09/2025 |
| 2508-084539 | Partially successful | Driving test ‘no shows’ (candidate not attended) since the driving test cancellation period was changed from 3 working days to 10 working days on the 8th April 2025 until current date. The same statistics for the period 1st January 2025-7th April 2025. Statistics for the same 2 dates periods for unused test slots and total test slots. Same 2 dated periods, statistics for the test waiting times as an average nationwide. | 01/09/2025 |
| 2508-085071 | Partially successful | The video and audio recording of the meeting that took place by the DVSA regarding the DCPC Consortium Focus Group. Date, time, and location of the meeting. List of attendees, including names, roles, and organisations represented. Agenda and minutes of the meeting, including any presentations or briefing materials shared. Purpose and objectives of the meeting, including any outcomes or decisions made. Any follow-up actions or planned future meetings related to this Focus Group. Any consultation documents or stakeholder submissions discussed. | 11/09/2025 |
| 2508-085083 | Partially successful | 1. How many cancellations are happening monthly across the uk? And how many specific to burton upon Trent? 2. How many people are forced to book unwanted test for them to be cancelled using a third party app? 3. How many people manage to get a cancellation using the gov pathway across the uk? And how many specific to burton upon Trent? | 15/09/2025 |
| 2508-085371 | Partially successful | Data on Vehicles Sold with Outstanding Safety Recalls, Safety Recall Resolution Rates, Manufacturer Performance Analysis | 04/09/2025 |
| 2508-085374 | Partially successful | A copy of the Theory test staff dress code and Staff Hand Book. | 10/09/2025 |
| 2508-085980 | Partially successful | 1. Fitness for Purpose • What measures and independent assessments has the DVSA undertaken to ensure that the hazard perception test algorithm reliably differentiates genuine hazard identification from inappropriate clicking patterns? • Has the DVSA commissioned or conducted any external or internal reviews to verify the algorithm’s accuracy and fairness? 2. Analysis of Void Responses • Has the DVSA analysed instances where candidates selected the correct hazard, but their responses were voided as “inappropriate” by the algorithm? • Please provide any available data or summaries on how many candidates had valid responses voided despite identifying the correct hazard. 3. Ongoing Improvements • What steps are being taken to make the hazard perception test, and its response detection algorithm, more fit for purpose and aligned with real-world driving skills? 4. Resits and Candidate Impact • For the past three years, how many candidates were required to resit the theory test due to their hazard perception responses being voided by the algorithm? • What is the estimated total financial cost to these candidates, including test fees and any additional charges, attributable to the assessment system and response voiding? | 12/09/2025 |
| 2508-086001 | Partially successful | 1) The number of tests taken in a car with a manual gearbox in the last 10 years 2) The number of tests taken in a car with an automatic gearbox in the last 10 years 3) The first-time pass rates for driving tests in the last 10 years 4) The first-time pass rates in cars with manual gearboxes in the last 10 years 5) The first-time pass rates in cars with automatic gearboxes in the last 10 years | 10/09/2025 |
| 2509-086404 | Partially successful | Do you have dedicated systems, databases, or platforms in place for fraud and financial crime investigations? Do you have a consolidated platform that brings together company, director, and financial intelligence from multiple verified UK sources? Do you have processes in place to ensure that intelligence gathered for fraud investigations is disclosure-ready (i.e. date-stamped, unaltered, and admissible in court)? Do you have tools to map cross-company directorships, disqualified directors, and hidden associations across multiple firms? Do you have live monitoring or watchlist capabilities to track suspect companies, directors, or entities in real time? Do you have the ability to automatically profile the financial resilience of companies (e.g. through balance sheets, P&L, cashflow, CCJs, or charges)? Do you have audit trails and secure collaboration tools in place for investigative teams working across cases? Do you have systems accredited to ISO 27001 or equivalent for handling sensitive investigative data? Do you have fraud, financial crime, or corruption risks recorded on your corporate risk register? | 26/09/2025 |
| 2509-086483 | Partially successful | Data on the number of driving tests in which a collision with either another vehicle, a wall or a pedestrian was recorded from 1st January 2017 to the present day when the actual test started at Poole Test Centre. | 11/09/2025 |
| 2509-086557 | Partially successful | The number of driving test appointments at Derby test centre (Quintin Rd, Alvaston, Derby DE24 8GY) there were available per month from January to July 2025? Then out of those appointments how many the booker did not turn up? | 18/09/2025 |
| 2509-086622 | Partially successful | Information regarding the registration and approval of Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio (952) vehicles first registered in Japan and subsequently imported into the UK. | 30/09/2025 |
| 2509-087214 | Partially successful | As of end of 2019, 2022, 2023 and 2024 (please answer separately for each date): • How many category M1 vehicles had expired MOTs? Please advise, if you know, how many of these vehicles were SORN and/or written off • What proportion of the total number of category M1 vehicles on each date was this? Please advise, if you know, how many of these vehicles were SORN and/or written off | 29/09/2025 |
| 2509-087302 | Partially successful | Year-to-date information for all driving test centres in London. • How much taxpayer money has been spent investigating this issue? • How many of the original bookers actually go on to take their test, as opposed to selling their slot to a third party? | 22/09/2025 |
| 2509-087798 | Partially successful | 1. The current number of candidates awaiting: o ADI Part 2 (Driving Ability) tests o ADI Part 3 (Instructional Ability) tests 2. Please provide this data as of the most recent date available, broken down by test type. If possible, please also provide a regional breakdown (by DVSA region or test centre group). 3. The number of DVSA examiners currently delivering ADI Part 2 and Part 3 tests, and how many are trainee examiners not yet fully qualified to deliver these tests. 4. Any internal DVSA target or forecast for when the current backlog for ADI Part 2 and Part 3 tests is expected to be cleared. 5. The pass rates (number of tests conducted, passes, and fails) for ADI Part 2 and ADI Part 3 tests, broken down by DVSA region or test centre, for the last 12 months. | 29/09/2025 |