FOI release

Car theory test conducted at Leeds TTC and car practical driving test Heckmondwike DTC 2004 to 2013

Published 20 August 2013

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

This is Freedom of Information request IA/0007213.

For postcodes: WF12 – Dewsbury, WF13 – Dewsbury, WF14 – Mirfield, WF15 – Liversedge, WF16 – Liversedge, WF16 – Heckmondwike and WF17 – Batley.

1. Request 1

A top 10 list of learner drivers that have taken the most car theory tests at the test centre in Leeds (1st Floor, Gallery House, The Headrow Leeds, LS1 5RD) between September 2004 and 31 January 2013 who live in a Batley, Dewsbury, Spen Valley and Mirfield postcode areas? (Please also supply the age of the candidate, how many times they have failed their car theory test and their gender.)

2. Response

The table below shows the top 10 list of candidates who have taken the most attempts at their car theory test at the theory test centre in Leeds between September 2004 and 31 January 2013. This information is based on candidates who have a correspondence address starting with the postcodes WF12 to WF17. This information is broken down by the number of attempts taken, the number of times the test has been failed, the candidate’s gender and the age of the candidate at their last test.

No. of attempts	No. of failed attempts	Gender	Age at last attempt
19	18	Female	29
13	12	Male	28
13	11	Female	27
12	11	Male	18
11	11	Male	26
11	11	Male	31
11	11	Male	36
11	10	Male	25
11	10	Male	25
10	10	Male	27
10	10	Male	44
10	10	Male	26

Please note that due to three candidates obtaining the same amount of attempts and fails, the list consists of 12 candidates.

Please also note that where a candidate’s number of attempts is more than one test higher then the number of failed attempts, this could be due to the candidate taking and passing the test on more than one occasion; or the candidate may have passed their test previously and then their pass certificate has expired resulting in them having to re-take their test.

3. Request 2

A top 10 list of learner drivers that have taken the most car practical tests at the test centre in Heckmondwike (Tower Buildings, High Street, Heckmondwike, WF16 0AS) between September 2004 and 31 January 2013 who live in a Batley, Dewsbury, Spen Valley and Mirfield postcode areas? (Please also supply the age of the candidate, how many times they have failed their car practical test and their gender.)

4. Response

The table below shows the top 10 list of candidates who have taken the most attempts at their car practical test at Heckmondwike driving test centre between September 2004 and 31 January 2013. This information is based on candidates who have a correspondence address starting with the postcodes WF12 to WF17. This information is broken down by the number of attempts taken, the number of times the test has been failed, the candidate’s gender and the age of the candidate at their last test.

No. of attempts	No. of failed attempts	Gender	Age at last attempt
34	33	Female	36
32	31	Female	48
32	31	Female	42
30	29	Female	35
30	29	Female	35
28	27	Female	23
26	25	Female	41
26	25	Female	36
26	25	Female	30
25	24	Female	24

5. Request 3

Could you provide me with the number of practical tests conducted at the Heckmondwike test centre in 2012?

6. Request 4

Could you provide me with the number of practical tests conducted at the Heckmondwike test centre in 2012 which were passed?

7. Response

You can find information about the number of car practical driving tests conducted and passed at Heckmondwike driving test centre on our website at Car driving test data by test centre. This information is therefore exempt under section 21 (information accessible by other means) of the FoIA. A copy of this exemption in full can be found at Annex A.

8. Request 5

Could you provide me with the number of theory tests suspected identity fraud or ‘candidate impersonation’ at the test centre in Leeds in 2012?

9. Response

In 2012 we have received 12 reports of suspected candidate impersonation at the Leeds theory test centre.