FOI release
DVSA FOI disclosure log, November 2025
Updated 6 February 2026
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| Request reference | Request status | Request summary | Date the response was issued |
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| 2510-089385 | Successful | How many ADI PART 3 tests are carried out each year.What are their pass/ fail rates. | 26/11/2025 |
| 2510-089470 | Successful | 1/ The total number of cars that had their first MOT test in 2025, along with the percentage that passed and failed. 2/ The same data as above, broken down by make and model for 2025. 3/ The percentage of cars undergoing their first MOT in 2025 that: - Passed with advisories - Failed with a major defect - Failed with a dangerous defect 4/ The total number of cars that had their first MOT test in 2024, 2023, 2022, and 2021, and the percentage of those that passed and failed in each year. | 04/11/2025 |
| 2510-089924 | Successful | For each of the calendar years respectively 2025 to date, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020 How many reports has the DVSA received about suspected bogus or illegal driving instructors (drivers who haven’t registered with the DVSA) Do you have a record of the counties where the drivers were operating? For the years stated above - do you have figures for the number of prosecutions taken against suspected bogus or illegal driving instructors? Section 123 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 | 07/11/2025 |
| 2510-089938 | Successful | Would you be able to share any figures on the number of (proven) illegal driving instructors in recent years? Or perhaps easier do you know how many reports you have had of illegal driving instructors in recent years? | 07/11/2025 |
| 2510-090045 | Successful | 1. The number of cars and vans stopped by police and/or the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) for dangerous and/or unsafe loads. Please provide a breakdown of this data by each month from January 2023 to the latest date for which data is available. 2. The number of fines, charges or prohibitions resulting from these stops, broken down by month for the same period (January 2023 to the latest date for which data is available) | 12/11/2025 |
| 2510-090088 | Successful | Please publish the methodology and procedures used for the compilation and production of DVSA dataset "DRT121C" - "Car driving tests conducted, passed and pass rates by financial year, gender and age: Great Britain". | 12/11/2025 |
| 2510-090530 | Successful | What proportion of driving test bookings involved the initial driving licence number on the booking form being subsequently changed, in each month since March 2025. | 17/11/2025 |
| 2510-090542 | Successful | How many class IV (car) and class VII (van) MOT's were there in Greater Manchester postcodes M, BL, OL, WN and SK in years 2023, 2024 and Jan - Sept 2025. And of those MOT's, how many resulted in an MOT fail. Can this be broken down by year so total MOT for each year and then of them how many passed and how many failed. Additionally would it be possible to know how many vehicles car and van had an expired MOT when they had it tested (so were late attending for an MOT). Again this would be a total for each of the years above and then total numbers of MOTs and how many of those were late for MOT/Expired MOT. | 10/11/2025 |
| 2510-090616 | Successful | Responses to the following FOI Requests found on DVSA's FOI disclosure log 1. Request Reference number: 2504-074597 - Response sent on 14/05/2025 2. Request Reference number: 2502-067863 - Response sent on 04/03/2025 | 10/11/2025 |
| 2510-091436 | Successful | 1. The total number of front-line examiners currently actually carrying out car and motorbike tests, NOT the total number of warrant holders. 2. Please give the number of full time and part time examiners currently carrying out car and motorbike tests. 3. The published figures show a record number of tests carried out. Do all these tests result in a pass or failure, or do they include: • Tests abandoned because of breakdowns and punctures, stopped for safety reasons, accident or incident on tests, tests unable to be completed for other reasons • Tests cancelled due to weather conditions, examiner sick at short notice • Tests refused to be carried out by examiner because vehicle unsuitable or not legal, questions about identify or other reasons • No shows tests where candidate did not turn up or was late • Any other reasons when examiner available but test not undertaken or started | 19/11/2025 |
| 2511-091769 | Successful | The number of driving tests available in Scotland between 2019 and 2024 with a breakdown of number of tests at each test centre | 19/11/2025 |
| 2511-091797 | Successful | The Top 5 Teslas on UK roads with the most miles on the clock - Model and number of miles, | 28/11/2025 |
| 2511-092714 | Successful | When blocks of new test slots are made available each week. | 18/11/2025 |
| 2511-092976 | Successful | From 1st August 2023 till 12th November 2025 how many total number of complaints has been logged for Tottenham Driving Test Centre? Please ensure this includes all staff that have been present during its duration. From 1st August 2023 till 12th November 2025 how many total number of complaints against Examiners (including any LDTM complaints, staff that were/are temporary based and permanent) have been upheld at Tottenham Driving Test Centre. Please could I request the information as opposed above for Enfield Driving Test Centre (Solar Way), Wood Green Driving Test Centre, Hendon Driving Test Centre and Mill Hill Driving Test Centre. | 25/11/2025 |
| 2510-089069 | Partially successful | Information about DVSA Mobile data and Voice services contract | 26/11/2025 |
| 2510-089178 | Partially successful | Information held by the DVSA regarding manufacturing defects, adhesive failures, roof/tailgate spoiler bonding issues and warranty considerations for the Mercedes-Benz EQB (and related GLB platform vehicles). | 28/11/2025 |
| 2510-089567 | Partially successful | For each of the five financial years: a) 2024–2025 b) 2023–2024 c) 2022–2023 d) 2021–2022 e) 2020–2021 The data relating to Category B (car) practical driving tests at each driving test centre located within the Highland Council area of Scotland. 1. The longest recorded waiting time (in weeks) for a practical driving test appointment at each test centre. 2. The average waiting time (in weeks) for a practical driving test at each test centre. 3. The number of practical driving tests undertaken where the candidate waited more than 7 weeks between booking and test date, and the percentage this represents of all practical car driving tests conducted at each test centre in that year. | 17/11/2025 |
| 2510-089587 | Partially successful | Details regarding Driving Test Examiner roles at Kettering Driving Test Centre: 1. The number of active Driving Test Examiner positions currently being advertised for this location. 2. The number of Driving Test Examiner roles that have been successfully recruited for Kettering Driving Test Centre in the past 12 months. If available, I would also appreciate details on the nature of these roles (e.g., permanent, temporary, full-time, part-time) and the dates they were advertised and filled. | 03/11/2025 |
| 2510-089993 | Partially successful | Please provide the following information held by DVLA for the period 1 January 2020 to the present: 1. The number of reported driving test scams or fraudulent activities relating to driving tests (for example, impersonation, fake booking websites, or fraudulent test agents). 2. A breakdown by nation (England and Wales). 3. Where possible, the number of cases referred to police or other enforcement bodies, and the number that led to prosecutions or convictions. 4. If available, any short summary or categorisation of the main types of scams recorded. | 10/11/2025 |
| 2510-090085 | Partially successful | A copy of all information held in relation to FoI request “Nationality of provisional drivers with booked practical driving tests”. | 18/11/2025 |
| 2510-090106 | Partially successful | Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 I request the following information in relation to driving tests in Wales, for the period from 1 January 2023 to the present: 1. The total number of driving tests scheduled overall, and by test centre (if possible), for each month. 2. The number of “no-shows” (i.e. candidates who did not attend their scheduled test without cancelling or giving notice) for those scheduled tests, by test centre, by month. 3. The percentage of no-shows by test centre, by month. 4. The breakdown by test type (e.g. car practical, motorcycle practical etc.). 5. If available: any data on reasons/categories for no-shows (for example, cancellations vs non-attendance etc.). 6. If available: any patterns by time of day or day of week for no-shows. | 11/11/2025 |
| 2510-090545 | Partially successful | For Shirley Test Centre (Birmingham), please provide the number of instances an examiner reported assault from Jan 2024 - September 2025. | 04/11/2025 |
| 2510-090935 | Partially successful | Regarding the DT1 guidance for driving examiners 1. The specific date (month and year) when the decision was formally agreed to combine the two exercises. 2. Confirmation of which departments or authorities within the UK (for example, England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland) agreed to or were involved in this procedural change. | 17/11/2025 |
| 2510-091178 | Partially successful | Please could you tell me how many of the DQCs triggered so far have been as a result of the 7-Hour ‘Return to Work’ module? | 19/11/2025 |
| 2510-091223 | Partially successful | Data held by DVSA’s Market Surveillance Unit and any other business areas relevant to Ford 1.0 EcoBoost wet-belt (belt-in-oil) failures leading to oil starvation and loss of motive power. | 24/11/2025 |
| 2510-091278 | Partially successful | 1. What vehicle make, model, year, variant ,engine size , fuel type boasts the highest mileage on clock that hasn't had a marker on record for having mileage less than what recorded at previous MOT 2. Oldest vehicle again make, model, year, engine size, fuel type is still roadworthy and have an active v5c and mot 3. When learners pass their practical test statically what brand or model or age of vehicle tend to become first vehicle 4. Is it fair that websites are charging for access to vehicle checks that data mainly sourced from government database and are the government charging for access therefore passing cost onto customers | 20/11/2025 |
| 2510-091497 | Partially successful | Current average waiting time to book a driving test across the UK. The average waiting time to book a driving test in Scotland. A list of waiting times to book a test at each test centre in Scotland. | 26/11/2025 |
| 2510-091499 | Partially successful | The total number of extended practical test slots (for both car and motorcycle categories, if possible) made available at each DVSA test centre during the past 12 months. The total number of extended tests actually conducted at each DVSA test centre during the same period. Any internal policy or guidance documents relating to the allocation or prioritisation of extended test slots, including whether any specific quota or set-aside system is in place. | 28/11/2025 |
| 2510-091512 | Partially successful | 1. The top 100 highest mileage vehicles that passed the MOT test in the last year, with a breakdown of this information by make, model, year of first registration, fuel type and mileage. 2. If possible, a breakdown of the list in item one by engine size, bodystyle (such as saloon, hatchback or estate), and the trim level 3. If possible, a breakdown of the list in item one by the region or location of the MOT test when the mileage was recorded | 28/11/2025 |
| 2511-091658 | Partially successful | 1) How many fixed and permanently installed Automatic Number Plate Recognition cameras are deployed by DVSA in Scotland for the purposes of detecting and capturing details of vehicles that either have no currently Vehicle Excise Duty paid for or are being illegally driven while on a SORN? 2) Do these cameras also detect uninsured vehicles and is that information then passed to the police? 3) I would like a list provided to me of the exact location of every permanently installed ANPR cameras deployed by DVSA in Scotland. 4) Can these ANPR cameras detect vehicle registration number that are not issued by the DVLA? For example European, Northern Irish plates or plates from the Republic of Ireland ? 5) Is it legal to drive a motor vehicle on British roads that has a number plate issued in the United States of America, Canada or Mexico and if it is, how long can that vehicle be driven in the UK before it has to have a UK v5 certificate and UK number plates? | 19/11/2025 |
| 2511-091675 | Partially successful | From 1 January 2020 to today’s date relating to Pearson VUE’s delivery of DVSA theory-test services: - Complaints, reports, or correspondence referencing “reasonable adjustment”, “accessibility”, “disability”, or “Equality Act 2010” in relation to Pearson VUE. - Any monitoring, audit, or compliance reports assessing Pearson VUE’s fulfilment of accessibility or equality obligations. - Internal or external correspondence between DVSA officials and Pearson VUE concerning equality, accessibility, or reasonable adjustments. If cost limits apply, please prioritise complaints and correspondence | 27/11/2025 |
| 2511-091700 | Partially successful | 1. Practical car driving test no shows o The number of candidates who failed to attend their practical car driving test appointment (“no shows”), broken down by year from 2020 to the most recent available data. o If available, please also provide this data by test centre. 2. Terminated tests / walk backs o The number of practical car driving tests that were terminated early, resulting in the candidate and examiner returning to the test centre on foot (“walk backs”), broken down by year from 2020 to the most recent available data. o If available, please also provide this data by test centre. 3. Driving examiner attrition • The number of driving examiners who have left DVSA employment each year from 2020 to the most recent available data. • If possible, please break this down by reason for leaving (e.g. resignation, retirement, dismissal, transfer). | 28/11/2025 |