Official Statistics

Driver and rider testing and instructor statistics: July to September 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 and Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Published
10 December 2019

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Driver and rider testing and instructor statistics: July to September 2019 tables

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Details

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 July 2019 to September 2019, and also statistics on driving instructors.

During July 2019 to September 2019, there were:

  • 498,981 car theory tests conducted
  • 407,671 car practical tests conducted

Compared with July 2018 to September 2018, this was:

  • an increase of 12.8% for car theory tests
  • a decrease of 3.6% for car practical tests

The pass rate in the period July to September 2019 was:

  • 48.2% for car theory tests
  • 46.2% for car practical tests

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Driving tests and instructor statistics

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Published 10 December 2019

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