FOI release
DVSA FOI disclosure log, October 2023
Updated 28 March 2024
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| Request reference | Request status | Request summary | Date the response was issued |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2308-027273 | Partially successful | the number of theory test passes per test centre in Great Britain broken down by number of attempts taken to pass, with the age and gender of candidates where available, between 1 January 2023 and 1 August 2023. | 18/10/2023 |
| 2308-027638 | Successful | on average how many times it takes a person to pass the driving theory test | 11/10/2023 |
| 2309-028111 | Partially successful | the following data for car (category B) driving lesson practical tests in the London/M25 area: - A breakdown of what day of week (Monday to Sunday) and time of day in hourly chunks (e.g., 06:00-07:00, 07:00-08:00 etc) new test slots were added/made available, per test centre. I’m aware that the booking/change service is only available 6am to 11.40pm, so for the purposes of hourly breakdowns you can skip the hours of 00:00-06:00. - A similar breakdown, per test centre, by day of week and time of day in hourly chunks test slots were successfully booked. | 03/10/2023 |
| 2309-028670 | Successful | 1) Number of cases reported of impersonations at practical and theory tests – please provide figures for 2022/23 (to date) and 2021/22, 2020/21, 2019/20, and 2018/19 2) Number of cases reported of technology-assisted cheating during driving theory tests – please provide figures for 2022/23 (to date) and 2021/22, 2020/21, 2019/20, and 2018/19 | 05/10/2023 |
| 2309-028883 | Successful | the UK average for a) age and b) mileage when a vehicle is no longer on the road at end of life – which we believe would be recorded in your systems. The really helpful data would be for each of petrol and diesel cars, and also for small/large LCVs – and in an ideal world this would be split into different categories of vehicles – small cars/large and different sizes of LCVs. | 10/10/2023 |
| 2309-029183 | Successful | waiting list times for practical tests for every driving test centre in the UK. | 10/10/2023 |
| 2309-029232 | Partially successful | • The number of drivers waiting to take their practical tests at test centres in Oxfordshire in September 2023. • The number of drivers waiting to take their practical tests at test centres in Oxfordshire in February 2020. • The average time between drivers booking and sitting a practical test at test centres in Oxfordshire in September 2023. • The average time between drivers booking and sitting a practical test at test centres in Oxfordshire in February 2020. • The number of driving test examiners working at test centres in Oxfordshire in September 2023. • The number of driving test examiners working at test centres in Oxfordshire in February 2020. • The average pass rate of drivers sitting their tests at test centres in Oxfordshire in September 2023. • The average pass rate of drivers sitting their tests at test centres in Oxfordshire in February 2020. | 25/10/2023 |
| 2309-029247 | Partially successful | 1 - If excavators and other items of plant are required to be used on the road. i.e. at roadworks where a section of the road is closed and the equipment is driven between them. This is generally over very short distances. 2- Is the display of number plates a requirement. 3 - What is the driving licence requirement. 4- Are there any circumstances where any a user of such equipment would be exempt from any requirements identified above. 5- Which authorities/organisations are responsible for enforcement. | 10/10/2023 |
| 2309-029252 | Successful | many car driving tests are cancelled—by the public, not by DVSA—in each of the hours the online booking system is open (that is, hourly in the period 06:00-00:00), in the most recent month or week for which data is available? | 03/10/2023 |
| 2309-029295 | Successful | 1. Percentage of driving tests based in London test centres that are either moved or cancelled before the test is taken 2. Percentage of driving tests based on London that are booked by a third party (i.e. not directly by the person taking the test) 3. The percentage of driving tests that have been booked by a third party that are either moved or cancelled before they are taken | 30/10/2023 |
| 2309-029297 | Successful | to the practical driving test centres at Shrewsbury, Telford, Oswestry and Ludlow for the past year to date (or most recent complete calendar/financial year for which data is available): -Total number of tests taken at each centre, broken down by driver’s age -Of these, total number of tests passed at each centre, broken down by driver’s age | 03/10/2023 |
| 2309-029636 | Successful | 1) The total number of targeted roadside checks carried out on light goods vehicles by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency in 2022 and 2023 year to date? Year 2022 2023 YTD Number of targeted roadside checks on light goods vehicles 2) The total number of light goods vehicles issued with prohibitions by the DVSA off the back of targeted roadside checks in 2022 and 2023 year to date? Year 2022 2023 YTD Number of light goods vehicle prohibitions issued off the back of these roadside checks 3) The reasons for, and number of prohibitions issued to owners and operators light goods vehicles, as a result of targeted DVSA roadside checks (eg: overloaded, condition of tyres etc)? Reason/year 2022 2023 YTD 4) How much does the DVSA estimate a prohibition cost owners and operators of Light goods vehicles per day, per vehicle. | 16/10/2023 |
| 2309-029851 | Successful | do you have MOT test data for every month in 2019, the same again in 2022, and then every full month in 2023? Even September to date, if that’s possible. Similar to the dataset used here: https://bookmygarage.com/blog/beat-the-rush-book-your-mot-in-advance/ | 05/10/2023 |
| 2309-029857 | Successful | details regarding the rates and agreement terms for the overtime (or similar extra hours incentives) paid to staff across the DVSA. This can be from SEO grades and below. Please provide this separating the directorate, team and grade. No personal information is requested. Where “overtime” is not paid, but a similar pay reward mechanism is (excluding LRAs), please provide the same detailed breakdown around this and why this method was used rather than the overtime mechanism detailed in the Modernised Employment Contract. | 04/10/2023 |
| 2309-029900 | Successful | how many qualified driving instructors there are in the UK? How many are grade B? How many are grade A? | 04/10/2023 |
| 2310-030548 | Successful | any backing legislation for c p c training for taxi drivers confirm if monies can be demanded of a taxi driver for c p c please list and confirm all qualified taxi c p c instructors in the Uk and who in turn trained them we’re the millions of pounds given for c p c taxi training ends up | 10/10/2023 |
| 2310-030601 | Partially successful | Reports requested: 1. Total number of drivers Driver CPC qualified undertaking driver CPC periodic training. 2. Total number of Driver CPC periodic drivers - current periodic cycle - ending Sept 2024 only. 3. Total number of drivers who have completed 35h periodic training for 2. 4. Total number / % of drivers still to complete 35h – plus the status of number of hours achieved, i.e., 7h, 14, 28h | 20/10/2023 |