Official Statistics

Driver and rider testing and instructor statistics: October to December 2019

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

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 19 March 2020

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Driver and rider testing and instructor statistics: October to December 2019 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 October 2019 to December 2019, and also statistics on driving instructors.

During October 2019 to December 2019, there were:

• 472,196 car theory tests conducted
• 425,001 car practical tests conducted

Compared with October 2018 to December 2018, this was:

• an increase of 5.8% for car theory tests
• an increase of 2.2% for car practical tests

The pass rate in the period October to December 2019 was:

• 45.8% for car theory tests
• 45.3% for car practical tests

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Driving tests and instructor statistics

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Published 19 March 2020