Official Statistics

Driver and rider testing and instructor statistics: April to June 2019

Driver standards statistics on the numbers and pass rates for driving and riding theory and practical tests, and registered driving and riding instructors.

From:
Department for Transport
Published
12 September 2019

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Driver and rider testing and instructor statistics: April to June 2019 data tables

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The content and the processes used for gathering the Incident Statistics set of data (compulsory basic training and direct access scheme) are currently under review. Therefore, there will be no update of this data for the foreseeable future. Any freedom of information requests concerning this data set should be sent to: FOI@dvsa.gov.uk.

Statistics on the number and pass rates of driving and riding practical tests conducted in Great Britain for the period April to June 2019, and also statistics on driving instructors.

During April to June 2019, there were:

  • 2,015,624 car theory tests conducted
  • 1,866,908 car practical tests conducted

Compared with April to June 2018, this was:

  • an increase of 9.0% for car theory tests
  • a decrease of 7.7% for car practical tests

The pass rate was:

  • 47.2% for car theory tests
  • 46.4% for car practical tests

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Published 12 September 2019

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