FOI release

DVSA FOI disclosure log, October 2019

Updated 17 December 2021
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Request reference Request status Request summary Date the response was issued
IA/00812/19 Partially successful 1. Please send me electronic copies of the DVSA National Health & Safety Committee relevant from September 2018 to the latest available set of minutes please. 2. In addition please provide and papers presented or utilised at committee meetings in exercise of its' function. 11/10/2019
IA/00936/19 Fully successful How many companies are publicly registered to deliver fleet training in the UK? Can I have a copy of the full list behind this search facility?How many ADIs are fleet registered? 07/10/2019
IA/00937/19 Fully successful Do you have any data that would give us the number of MOT Stations that operate in Bridgend, South Wales and how many MOT testers that there are?I would also very much appreciate the number of stations and testers operating in Wales as a whole if this is possible. 07/10/2019
IA/00958/19 Fully successful " From your records, which car make/models are the most popular for passing a UK driving test in?" From your records, which car make/models are the least popular for passing a UK driving test in? 07/10/2019
IA/00968/19 Fully successful What percentage of people passed their car driving test between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2018?What percentage of people passed their car driving test between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2017?What percentage of people passed their car driving test between 1 January 2016 and 31 December 2016?Note: Please categorise the above information into London, South West England, South East England, West Midlands, East Midlands, North West England, North East England, Scotland and Wales. 08/10/2019
IA/00891/19 Partially successful 1. How many people has the DVSA (or its agents/agencies) caught cheating in the driving theory test between 2019 (to date) and 2014? Please break these figures down on a year-by-year basis.2. Which were the five test locations with the highest number of people caught cheating in 2018?3. If possible, please name the five test locations with the highest proportion (IE number of people being tested each year versus number caught cheating) of people caught cheating in 2018. 4. What action (EG police caution/prosecution) does DVSA recommend when someone is caught cheating in their theory test, and what consequences do people face?5. Please name between one and three common methods people use to cheat in their theory test. (EG Bluetooth headphone hidden under headgear, hidden notes etc)6. If you have anonymised (EH blurred faces) photographic evidence of people caught cheating, please share three examples of these pieces of evidence with me. 09/10/2019
IA/00920/19 Partially successful 1. What is the current pass rate for the ADI Part 1, Part 2 and 3 tests?2. How many ADIs have been removed from the register in the past 12 months having taken three Standards Checks unsuccessfully. 10/10/2019
IA/00923/19 Fully successful Can you tell me how many prosecutions (or fines imposed) for non-compliance with PSVAR since the start of 2001. 11/10/2019
IA/00945/19 Partially successful The names of Driver Certificate of Professional Competence training suppliers (excluding consortiums) who are in the top 30 of courses delivered in the last 12 months.The number of Driver Certificate of Professional Competence courses/hours the individual companies the top 30 who aren't consortiums have delivered in the last 12 months. 11/10/2019
IA/00962/19 Fully successful I would like to know if the DVSA employ driving examiners with disabilities? information on the number of driving examiners employed that have a mental/physical disability under the equalities act 2010. 15/10/2019
IA/00929/19 Fully successful The number of vehicles that DVSA and formally VOSA have been contacted about, regarding Ford Ecoboost petrol engine cars to date?How many of these vehicles were related to engine failure and how many related to coolant loss?How many of these complaints were regarding 1.0 litre engines and how many were related to 1.6 litre?How many of the complaints were Ford Focus models and how many were Ford Fiestas?How many of the letters claimed that the 'degas hose recall' had not been performed? 15/10/2019
IA/00965/19 Fully successful 1. How you resource non-permanent staff i.e. Contractors, Consultants, Agency staff 2. A list of frameworks used to secure these resources. 16/10/2019
IA/00969/19 Fully successful Would you kindly supply me with the PSV MOT Statistics for BVS Okehampton ATF centre.Balsdons Vehicle Services Limited, Galbraith Road, Hameldown Business Park, Okehampton, EX20 1UF I would like to know the following:Year period: 2016-2017 & 2017-2018Number of PSV tests takenInitial fail ratePass after rectification 21/10/2019
IA/00973/19 Fully successful Please can you supply a list of all JAUPT registered centres and the number of registered courses for each approved centre in the UK. 24/10/2019
IA/00986/19 Fully successful 1. The total number of Category H practical driving tests delivered by DVSA Examiners (not delegated or other authorised examiners) between 10/10/18 and 10/10/192. The pass rate for Category H practical driving tests delivered by DVSA Examiners (not delegated or other authorised examiners) between 10/10/18 and 10/10/193. A transcript from DVSA DT1 valid for the period between 10/10/18 and 10/10/19 detailing the requirements of the Category H practical driving test when delivered by DVSA (not delegated or other examiners); if the requirements are taken from multiple sections of DVSA DT1 please provide them all 24/10/2019
IA/00975/19 Partially successful 1) any 'notice of intended action' submitted by Mercedes-Benz (including Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz Cars UK Limited) regarding NOx emissions and Mercedes-Benz diesel models, including but not limited to those with OM 642 and OM 651 engines. 2) any communications with Mercedes-Benz (as above) regard recall number R/2017/124.3) any communications with type approval authorities elsewhere in Europe regarding Mercedes-Benz (as above) NOx emissions. 28/10/2019
IA/00950/19 Fully successful List all DVSA practical driving test centres (DTC) that have closed in the last 10 years. Please provide -Address-Date of closure-Whether a new practical DTC was opened to replace the closing centre-Address of the new centre-Date of opening-Has the DVSA ever broken it's own service standards regarding the location and provision of driving test centres based on population in the last 10 years? If so, please provide locations and dates. -What locations have been / are being considered to replace the Reading Practical DTC that is due to close on 31 May 2020? Please list: -Addresses -Reasons for consideration -Reasons the location will / will not be selected-Does the DVSA consult with staff when closing or relocating Practical Driving Test Centres? What form does this consultation take?-Has any consultation with DVSA staff taken place with regards to the closure and relocation of the Reading practical DTC?-What was the outcome of this consultation?-Has any consultation taken place with Approved Driving Instructors (ADIs) or learner drivers in the Reading area with regards to the closure and relocation of the Reading practical DTC?-What was the outcome of this consultation?-When will the DVSA inform staff, local ADIs and the public of the location of the new DTC in the Reading area? 28/10/2019