FOI release

Car practical driving tests conducted and passed by age and month 2004 to 2012

Published 19 August 2013

This is Freedom of Information request IA/0004213.

1. Request

I would like to make a request for some data, having browsed the statistical data sets relating to Driving tests and instructor statistics -https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/drt02-practical-car-test-pass-rates. I have found monthly data on tests and passes split by gender, but it is not split by age. Would it be possible for you to provide details of practical car tests by month and age.

Clarified that combining ages 16 and 17 and 60+ is acceptable to prevent identification of individuals.

2. Response

Please find attached at Annex A, details of practical car tests conducted and passed by age and month for financial years 2004/05 to 2011/12. Please note that the unidentified category are candidates who have used a licence not issued by DVLA and we are unable to capture their age and the total unidentified also includes candidates where we are unable to identify their gender.