Greatest number of attempt at the car practical and theory tests for driving test centres in Suffolk
Published 25 July 2013
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This is Freedom of Information request IA/00153/13.
1. Request 1
The top five greatest number of attempts at the car practical test at test centres in Suffolk between April 2004 and 31 December 2012 where they have now passed. Please provide this information where the candidate’s last attempt was at one of the test centres in Suffolk and include their gender and age (at their last test).
2. Response
The table below shows the top 5 greatest number of attempts at the car practical driving in Suffolk between 1 April 2004 and 31 December 2012, where the candidate passed on their latest attempt. This information is broken down by number of attempts, the age and gender of the candidate at their latest attempt and the test centre their latest test was taken at.
| No. of Attempts | Age at test | Gender | Test Centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 46 | Female | Bury St Edmunds |
| 22 | 43 | Male | Ipswich |
| 21 | 41 | Female | Ipswich |
| 19 | 24 | Male | Bury St Edmunds |
| 19 | 42 | Female | Bury St Edmunds |
3. Request 2
The top five greatest number of attempts at the car practical test at test centres in Suffolk between April 2004 and 31 December 2012 where they have yet to pass. Please provide this information where the candidate’s last attempt was at one of the test centres in Suffolk and include their gender and age (at their last test).
4. Response
The table below shows the top 5 greatest number of attempts at the car practical driving in Suffolk between 1 April 2004 and 31 December 2012, where the candidate failed on their latest attempt. This information is broken down by number of attempts, the age and gender of the candidate at their latest attempt and the test centre their latest test was taken at.
| No. of Attempts | Age at test | Gender | Test Centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 43 | Female | Ipswich |
| 12 | 24 | Male | Ipswich |
| 12 | 38 | Male | Bury St Edmunds |
| 11 | 18 | Female | Bury St Edmunds |
| 11 | 33 | Female | Bury St Edmunds |
| 11 | 45 | Female | Lowestoft |
| 11 | 28 | Female | Ipswich |
| 11 | 22 | Male | Ipswich |
5. Request 3
The top five greatest number of attempts at the car theory test at test centres in Suffolk between September 2004 and 31 December 2012 where they have now passed. Please provide this information where the candidate’s last attempt was at one of the test centres in Suffolk and include their gender and age (at their last test).
6. Response
The table below shows the top 5 greatest number of attempts at the car theory test in Suffolk between 1 September 2004 and 31 December 2012, where the candidate passed on their latest attempt. This information is broken down by number of attempts, the age and gender of the candidate at their latest attempt and the test centre their latest test was taken at.
| No. of Attempts | Age at test | Gender | Test Centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 19 | Male | Ipswich |
| 26 | 32 | Male | Ipswich |
| 26 | 34 | Male | Ipswich |
| 23 | 22 | Male | Bury St Edmunds |
| 23 | 32 | Male | Ipswich |
| 22 | 38 | Male | Ipswich |
7. Request 4
The top five greatest number of attempts at the car theory test between September 2004 and 31 December 2012 at Bury St Edmunds, Ipswich and Lowestoft where they have yet to pass. Please provide this information where the candidate’s last attempt was at one of the test centres in Suffolk and include their gender and age (at their last test).
8. Response
The table below shows the top 5 greatest number of attempts at the car theory test in Suffolk between 1 September 2004 and 31 December 2012, where the candidate failed on their latest attempt. This information is broken down by number of attempts, the age and gender of the candidate at their latest attempt and the test centre their latest test was taken at.
| No. of Attempts | Age at test | Gender | Test Centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 27 | Male | Ipswich |
| 27 | 41 | Male | Ipswich |
| 26 | 35 | Male | Lowestoft |
| 23 | 25 | Male | Ipswich |
| 22 | 30 | Male | Ipswich |
| 20 | 27 | Male | Ipswich |