FOI release
DVSA FOI disclosure log, December 2025
Updated 6 February 2026
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| Request reference | Request status | Request summary | Date the response was issued |
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| 2511-091800 | Successful | A current or most recent list of practical driving test waiting times for each test centre in the UK, split by vehicle type. 2. The number of practical driving test slots currently available for each test centre in the UK in January 2026, split by vehicle type. | 03/12/2025 |
| 2511-092592 | Successful | Contract 1 – Wide Area Network (WAN) Services (Including HSCN) 15. WAN Provider(s) Please confirm the main supplier(s) for your WAN services. If this information is not available, please explain why. 16. Contract Expiry Date Please provide the expiry date for each WAN contract (DD/MM/YYYY or MM/YYYY acceptable). If rolling, please state the terms. 17. Contract Description Please provide a brief summary of the scope of each WAN contract. 18. Number of Sites Covered Please indicate the number of sites supported by the WAN. An approximation is acceptable. 19. Annual Average Spend What is the annual average spend for WAN services? Please break this down by provider if more than one. 20. Procurement Route Please provide details of how each WAN contract was procured. If a framework was used, please include the framework name and reference number. Internal Contact 21. Responsible Contact Person(s) Please provide the full contact details for the person(s) responsible for each of the above contracts, including: • Full name • Job title • Direct phone number • Email address If full details cannot be provided, the job title alone is acceptable. | 01/12/2025 |
| 2511-092702 | Successful | How many ADIs have either had their OBS logins revoked or faced disciplinary action following investigations which found they had sold access to their OBS logins? | 01/12/2025 |
| 2511-093035 | Successful | Could you provide me with the average waiting times for driving tests at each of your driving test centres please? | 15/12/2025 |
| 2511-093219 | Successful | Information about waiting times for HGV tests | 12/12/2025 |
| 2511-093241 | Successful | The statement in the DVSA Official Guide to Driving Goods Vehicles, 13th Edition 2024, at page 12: “Automatic transmission. If you already hold a driving licence for a vehicle with manual transmission in at least one of the categories B, C, CE, C1, C1E, D, DE, D1 or D1E you’ll not be restricted to driving automatic vehicles. If you take and pass your practical test in a category C, CE, C1, C1E, D, DE, D1 or D1E vehicle that has automatic transmission …” 1. Was this rule derived from (or is it a direct consequence of) an EU Directive (or other European legislation) on driver licensing (for example, amendments to the “Driving Licence Directive” or related instrument)? 2. If so: • which Directive (or legislative act) is it (e.g. number, title, date)? • when was it formally adopted / published (e.g. in the Official Journal)? • when was it implemented into UK domestic law (or regulations) and by what instrument (statutory instrument, regulation, amendment, etc.)? 3. If not originally EU law, what is the domestic UK (or UK-wide) regulation or statutory provision that establishes this rule (or exemption) in national law? 4. Please supply a copy (or authoritative link) to the text of the relevant legislation (or regulatory instrument). 5. In summary: the “automatic transmission exemption” rule as presented on p. 12 — what is the legal source and when did it come into effect? | 16/12/2025 |
| 2511-093489 | Successful | Information about how the DGSA All-Classes examination is checked for fairness and consistency across different versions of the paper. | 09/12/2025 |
| 2511-093491 | Successful | The activities of the Market Surveillance Unit regarding the selection and testing of aftermarket pollution control devices. The process of how the Market Surveillance Unit selects target part numbers for Type 1 testing in accordance with UNECE Regulation 103, along with details of the selection criterion and the proportion source data provided by non-DVSA entities. How are vehicles sourced and assessed for suitability in readiness for product testing? For each individual calendar year from 2018 to 2024 what was the number of different part references (by manufacturer) and total number of units (by manufacturer) submitted for Type 1 testing in accordance with UNECE Regulation 103 for each respective manufacturer detailed below: • Cats and Pipes Ltd • Klarius Products Ltd • European Exhaust & Catalyst Ltd • Euroflo • Walker • BM Catalysts Ltd • Veneporte • Bosal-Group • JMJ (Poland) • Krosfou UK • Other Fourthly, on average for each aforementioned year, how many brands of pollution control devices per target part number were subject to Type 1 testing in accordance with UNECE Regulation 103? | 17/12/2025 |
| 2511-093566 | Successful | Tests not attended between the dates of 01/01/2023 to 01/01/2024 and as a separate report the same data for the period 01/01/2024 to 01/01/2025 to date as monthly figures. | 18/12/2025 |
| 2511-093572 | Successful | 1. During the 12 months from the 1st July 2024-30th June 2025, the percentage pass rate for all first attempts of the part 3 test. 2. During the 12 months from the 1st July 2024-30th June 2025, the percentage pass rate for all second attempts of the part 3 test. 3. During the 12 months from the 1st July 2024-30th June 2025, the percentage pass rate for all third and final attempts of the part 3 test. During the 12 months from the 1st July 2024-30th June 2025, the breakdown of the percentage of all tests passed at the following marks … 31/51 32/51 33/51 34/51 35/51 36/51 37/51 38/51 39/51 40/51 41/51 42/51 43/51 44/51 45/51 46/51 47/51 48/51 49/51 50/51 51/51 | 18/12/2025 |
| 2511-093705 | Successful | How many complaints were made against permanent staff who are based at Tottenham Driving Test Centre (or deployed from Wood Green DTC to Tottenham DTC) and how many complaints were upheld? | 09/12/2025 |
| 2511-093759 | Successful | The total number of Approved Driving Instructors (ADIs) currently on the register who are aged 80 or over. | 22/12/2025 |
| 2511-093904 | Successful | Unlicensed instructors based Aberdeen and Inverness, and the years 2021 -2025: 1. The number of reports about unlicensed instructors 2. The number of times action has been taken against unlicensed instructors 3. The number of prosecutions of unlicensed instructors 4. The biggest fine handed out to an unlicensed instructor | 24/12/2025 |
| 2511-094060 | Successful | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/investigation-into-bus-fires-reported-to-dvsa-from-2020-to-2022/investigation-into-bus-fires-reported-to-dvsa-from-2020-to-2022 Recent figures for 2023, 2024 and ideally including 2025. | 09/12/2025 |
| 2512-094514 | Successful | Please can you tell me how many people are currently waiting to take their ADI Part 2 test at Pontefract? When an ADI examiner is available at Pontefract, how many tests do they conduct a week? How many people were waiting to take their ADI Part 2 test at Pontefract the last time an ADI examiner was assigned? What was the date the last ADI examiner was assigned to Pontefract? | 17/12/2025 |
| 2512-094672 | Successful | I would like to know how many Driving Test Instructors there are at the present time in Gosforth Test Centre. I would like to know which remote Centres are covered by the same instructors. I would also like to know the same for Blyth Test Centre. | 30/12/2025 |
| 2512-094851 | Successful | Whether a named MOT station continue to be a DVSA accredited MOT Testing Station and if not, from which date did they lose their accreditation and ability to conduct MOT testing. | 19/12/2025 |
| 2512-095071 | Successful | Aggregated, non-personal information held by DVSA relating to manual-transmission faults on MG or other SAIC-manufactured vehicles in the UK. The number of defect reports, safety-defect notifications, or vehicle-safety incident submissions received by DVSA within the past five years that specifically reference manual-transmission, clutch-system, or gearbox failures on MG or other SAIC-produced vehicles. | 16/12/2025 |
| 2510-089989 | Partially successful | Information about Audi, Škoda, Volkswagen or SEAT (any brand within the Volkswagen Group) fitted with an EA211 engine family experienced a failure, loosening, or loss of a fuel-rail bolt (i.e. the same failure mode described in the US safety recall identified as Volkswagen recall “24Gi” / NHTSA campaign 20V648). | 08/12/2025 |
| 2510-090733 | Partially successful | 1. Current Terms & Conditions clauses relied upon since 6 Jan 2025 and enforcement policy. 2. DPIA(s), threat assessments, and security design documents dealing with scraping/automation/resale 3. Metrics showing control effectiveness (pre/post change waiting times, automated traffic blocked, unique entities removed, re-offence rates). 4. Any legal advice or internal policy asserting “reselling is not illegal” and why DVSA cannot contractually/technically prohibit it 5. Copies of referrals/engagement with ICO and CMA (or reasons none were made). 6. The equality impact or access impact assessment for learners without means to pay third-party premiums. – 7. The named Senior Responsible Owner for this risk and the executive escalation path. | 15/12/2025 |
| 2510-091337 | Partially successful | Information regarding a vehicle recall | 29/12/2025 |
| 2511-091935 | Partially successful | 1. The total number of trainers currently on the ORDIT register in the United Kingdom. 2. The total number of those trainers who are currently listed as Grade A ORDIT trainers. 3. Please could you also include the number of ORDIT-registered organisations currently approved by DVSA. | 02/12/2025 |
| 2511-092049 | Partially successful | 1) The number of 'No Shows' / Non-appearance for a booked practical car test by number. 2) % of 'No Shows' / Non-appearance for a booked practical car test, of the total car practical tests available per month. 3) During the last five years for Zone A, Area 1, Sector 1. 4) Please show relevant postcodes of booking candidate. | 22/12/2025 |
| 2511-092050 | Partially successful | A breakdown of DVSA Approved Driving Instructors by major city and transmission type, as well as a complete list of DVSA driving test centres across the United Kingdom, including relevant details such as test types offered. | 04/12/2025 |
| 2511-092052 | Partially successful | Practical car (Category B) driving tests in Great Britain, on a monthly basis for the period January 2024 to the most recent complete month for which you can supply data. 1. Number of practical car driving tests booked. 2. Number of practical car driving tests attended (i.e. candidate presented and test conducted). 3. Number of practical car driving tests no-shows (candidates who did not attend their booked test and did not cancel in accordance with your cancellation rules at the time). If you have a formal definition of “no-show”, please supply that definition. 4. Number of practical car driving tests cancelled by DVSA (for example examiner unavailable). | 05/12/2025 |
| 2511-092355 | Partially successful | For individual driving test centres in Staffordshire Shropshire Cheshire and Derbyshire 1st November 2024-31st October 2025. The request relates to PT3 tests only. 1. Number of tests taken 2. Number of first time passes 3. Number of second time passes 4. Number of third time passes 5. Number of third time failures. 6. Pass rate percentage for each location 7. Number of PT3 examiners per test centre. 8. Which Test Centres share the same examiner (s) | 08/12/2025 |
| 2511-092364 | Partially successful | 1. The number of DVSA staff caught reselling driving tests for each of the last calendar years. Please break down by calendar year and job title. 2. The number of DVSA staff disciplined for reselling driving tests for each of the least calendar years. | 04/12/2025 |
| 2511-092440 | Partially successful | 1. The number of complaints about non-qualified and non-registered people charging for driving lessons in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. Please provide an individual figure for each year. 2. The number of these complaints which were found to be true. Please provide a figure for 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. 3. How many non-qualified and non-registered people charging for driving lessons were fined in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. Please state the total amount issued in fines for this reason for each year. 4. How many non-qualified and non-registered people charging for driving lessons were imprisoned in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. 5. How many non-qualified and non-registered people charging for driving lessons were convicted of fraud in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. | 08/12/2025 |
| 2511-092454 | Partially successful | Can you please provide the total number of ADIs across England, Scotland and Wales who, in the current rolling twelve month period, are over the threshold for three or more of the indicators used by the DVSA to monitor candidates presented to a practical driving test by an ADI. Please also confirm how many ADIs are currently on the ADI register at the time the request is actioned. | 05/12/2025 |
| 2511-092979 | Partially successful | DVSA has published headline figures including “70.7% of respondents” agreeing with Option 1A and “50.8% of instructors” agreeing with Option 2B. To understand the basis of these statistics, please provide the following: 1. Full response breakdown 2. Raw response data (anonymised) 3. Methodology and weighting 4. Instructor-only subset criteria 5. Timeline | 05/12/2025 |
| 2511-092994 | Partially successful | Please provide the following for each of the test centres listed below, broken down monthly from January 2022 to the most recent month available, so that year-on-year comparisons can be made: • Alness • Fort William • Grantown-on-Spey • Inverness • Kingussie • Mallaig • Thurso • Golspie • Lairg • Elgin • Buckie 1. Monthly average waiting time (in weeks) for practical car driving tests (January 2022 ? most recent month). 2. Monthly number of available test slots, so changes in capacity can be compared across years. 3. Monthly number of cancellations or rescheduled tests (DVSA-initiated and candidate-initiated, if recorded separately). 4. Examiner staffing levels- Number of full-time equivalent driving examiners allocated to each test centre for each month from January 2022 to the most recent recorded month. | 12/12/2025 |
| 2511-093037 | Partially successful | Data, broken down by month and per test centre for the 12month period 8th November 2024 to 8th November 2025 (or the most up to date data available). How many tests have not gone ahead because a candidate has failed to attend? How many tests have been terminated for a reason other than in the interest of public safety, eg. the vehicle was not roadworthy, the candidate did not have the correct documents, failed the eyesight test, arrived late, others - reason provided if the data is available. Number of tests available, number of tests conducted and number of tests cancelled by the candidate - broken down by the number of days prior to and including the day of the driving test up to ten working days before. Number of tests where a refund of the test fee or that the test has been allowed to be changed free of charge as per the circumstances as example as others has been provided by DVSA as the cancellation was considered to be an "unavoidable short notice cancellation" and what reason this refund was provided for. | 17/12/2025 |
| 2511-093235 | Partially successful | Regarding the current TETCM contract: 1) The total contact volumes, including number/frequency, and methods of contact (monthly profile of calls vs. emails etc. for both TETCM and TCN) 2) Breakdown by volume of reason and routing of support calls for each service (e.g. first/second/third line support and contact reason - e.g. volume and purpose of calls routed by TSS/BJSS/CGI for both TETCM and TCN) 3) Volumetric profile for all contacts (e.g. to see monthly peaks) for both TETCM and TCN. | 16/12/2025 |
| 2511-093562 | Partially successful | Test failure rates for Module 1 tests at Leighton Buzzard (Stambridge Road) in relation to other test centres. A breakdown of the failure rates per exercise e.g. % fails on U-Turn, Emergency stop etc. I believe this info has been released before but I cannot find it. Data for 2024 period 01/01/24 to 31/12/24 mod 1 tests Leighton Buzzard (Stambridge Road) , Cambridge ( Hardwick), Kettering. | 24/12/2025 |
| 2511-093685 | Partially successful | Regarding Clothing, PPE and associated services: 1. Details of specification for the Clothing, PPE and associated Services 2. Copy of previous tenders 3. Details of Incumbent Provider 4. Annual Spend | 23/12/2025 |
| 2512-094411 | Partially successful | 1. The maximum number of candidates currently authorised by the DVSA on a Driver CPC Zoom/online course with one instructor. 2. The maximum number currently authorised if an assistant is present to monitor students (not teach) for both online and classroom courses. 3. Any guidance or rules that set these limits? | 16/12/2025 |
| 2512-094574 | Partially successful | The terminated test data you hold, broken down by year and, if available, by test centre. | 30/12/2025 |
| 2512-094755 | Partially successful | For calendar years of 2025 and 2024 1. The number of DVSA staff caught reselling driving tests for each of the least calendar years. Please break down by calendar year and job title. 2. The number of DVSA staff disciplined for reselling driving tests for each of the least calendar years. Please break down by disciplinary action, eg warning, suspension, dismissal, no action | 31/12/2025 |
| 2512-094819 | Partially successful | Information relating to a bus company. | 09/12/2025 |
| 2512-094939 | Partially successful | Information regarding the Department’s central management and monitoring of Equality Impact Assessments (EQIAs). Please provide responses to the following 5 questions for the financial year 2024/25: 1. Central Oversight: Please confirm if the Department holds a centralised register or database of all EQIAs completed across all directorates. If YES, please provide a copy of this list. If NO, please provide the policy document that sets out how the Department monitors EQIA quality and completion rates centrally. 2. Consultation: Of the EQIAs completed in this period, how many included a formal public consultation period of less than 6 weeks? 3. Cost of Challenge: In the last 3 financial years, what was the total amount (£) paid to external legal counsel for advice, defence, or settlement of Judicial Reviews where equality duties were a cited ground for challenge? 4. Sign-Off: Please provide a list of the 5 EQIAs with the highest financial value completed in the last financial year. For each, state the date the drafting was completed and the date it was approved by the Minister/Permanent Secretary. 5. Monitoring: Please provide the formal policy document detailing the process for post-implementation monitoring of EQIAs. | 31/12/2025 |