Top tens reasons candidates fail their driving test at Stoke on Trent, Newcastle under Lyme and Nationwide
Published 22 August 2013
Applies to England, Scotland and Wales
This is Freedom of Information request IA/0065512.
1. Request
I wondered where I could find the top 10 most common reasons of people failing their driving test, either in Stoke on Trent, Newcastle Under Lyme, or just nationwide for the 2011-2012 financial year .
2. Response
The tables below show the top ten reasons for people failing their practical driving test in Stoke on Trent and Newcastle Under Lyme, for the financial year 2011/12. The information provided also includes the number of serious/dangerous faults incurred against each reason.
2.1 Stoke on Trent
Reason for failing test | Number of serious/dangerous faults recorded | |
---|---|---|
1 | Mirrors - change direction | 776 |
2 | Junctions - observation | 641 |
3 | Positioning - normal driving | 433 |
4 | Junctions - turning right | 391 |
5 | Reverse left - control | 319 |
6 | Move off - safely | 316 |
7 | Response to signs - road markings | 312 |
8 | Control - steering | 306 |
9 | Signals - necessary | 286 |
10 | Reverse park - control | 246 |
2.2 Newcastle Under Lyme
Reason for failing test | Number of serious/dangerous faults recorded | |
---|---|---|
1 | Junctions - observation | 637 |
2 | Mirrors - change direction | 461 |
3 | Response to signs - traffic lights | 263 |
4 | Maintain progress - speed | 260 |
5 | Reverse park - control | 258 |
6 | Control - steering | 245 |
7 | Positioning - normal driving | 233 |
8 | Move off - control | 221 |
9 | Response to signs - road markings | 221 |
10 | Move off - safely | 217 |
You can find details of the top ten serious and dangerous faults occurring during practical driving tests nationally for the financial year 2011/12 on our website. This information is therefore exempt under section 21 (information accessible by other means) of the FoIA and a copy of this exemption is attached at Annex A.