Official Statistics

Driving test, theory test and instructor statistics, April to June 2012

The number of theory tests and driving tests taken between April 2012 and June 2012, pass rates, and the number of instructors.

From:
Department for Transport and Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Published
30 August 2012

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

Documents

Driver and rider tests and instructor statistics

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Driver and rider tests and instructor statistics, XLS and CSV tables

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Details

This publication presents information on the number and pass rates of driving and riding tests conducted in Great Britain to 31 June 2012 (beginning of the 2012/13 financial year).

The statistics are derived from data held by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), which administers the driving test and training schemes in Great Britain.

Key points

  • A total of 410,778 tests were conducted across all test categories between April and June 2012 (Q1 2012/13). This is a decrease of 4.9% in comparison with the same quarter in 2011/12.
  • The reduction in the number of tests conducted in quarter 1 2012/13 is likely to have been due to the continuing economic situation and the Jubilee long weekend at the beginning of June 2012.
  • The practical car test pass rate was unchanged from quarter 1 2011/12, at 47%.
  • At the end of the quarter there were 46,313 approved driving instructors on the Register.

Technical information

Information on Driver and Rider Test and Instructor statistics, including the pre-release access list, and related technical documentation can be found here

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Published 30 August 2012