FOI release

DVSA FOI disclosure log, May 2024

Updated 7 November 2024
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Request reference Request status Request summary Date the response was issued
2404-044785 Successful The annual mileage of cars Mot’d between April 2019 to April 2021. 01/05/2024
2404-044789 Successful Information about test route hazard sheets. 02/05/2024
2404-045141 Successful Information about reprimands and suspensions issued to MOT Car Testing Stations in England and Wales in 2023. 02/05/2024
2404-045263 Successful For the last five calendar years, the top five reasons why individuals fail their hazard perception and multiple-choice theory test, and any data regarding trends in failure rates for theory and practical tests. 16/05/2024
2404-045451 Successful Which test centre in the UK has the shortest wait time for an ADI Part 2 Test and the waiting time to sit a test at that centre. 07/05/2024
2404-045598 Successful Details of payments made to Stonewall between 2022 to the current financial year. 08/05/2024
2404-045614 Successful The reason why parking on the opposite side of the road (against the flow of traffic) is being included in the UK driving test. 02/05/2024
2404-045621 Successful Information about driving test candidates with a disability. 21/05/2024
2404-045781 Successful The number of unique candidates that took a theory test in 2022 to 2024, broken down by test type. 08/05/2024
2404-045788 Successful Information about MOT tests carried out on Large Good Vehicles registered over 40 years ago and are over 3.5t. 16/05/2024
2404-045795 Successful In 2023, the number of cars that had their first MOT test and failed. The ten make and models of cars that underwent their first MOT test in 2023 and had the highest and lowest percentage of fails. 15/05/2024
2404-045928 Successful Information about PSV/PCV and Operator drivers hours offences. 20/05/2024
2404-045965 Successful Copies of FOI responses 2308-027273, 2308-027638, 2311-034794 and 2312-035350. 01/05/2024
2404-045973 Successful Updated statistics regarding new trailer UK registrations in 2023. 21/05/2024
2404-046028 Successful The grid Electricity and natural Gas kwh’s consumed and the amount spent in 2023/24. 16/05/2024
2404-046403 Successful Information about administrative staff conducting practical driving tests in 2023 and 2024. 21/05/2024
2405-046473 Successful The number of category C+E tests conducted and passed between January 2023 to December 2024, 02/05/2024
2405-046601 Successful Information about brands, road signs and number plates featured in HPT videos. 28/05/2024
2405-046634 Successful For 2019 to 2023, the number of road traffic collisions that have taken place during a driving test and how many resulted in an injury. 31/05/2024
2405-046884 Successful A list of all DVSA Approved Tachograph Centres in the UK and NI. 28/05/2024
2405-047104 Successful Waiting times for all individual Driving Test Centres that conduct category B driving tests as of 5 February 2024, 4 March 2024, 1 April and 6 May 2024. 21/05/2024
2405-047119 Successful The value of all contracts awarded for 2023/25 and number of procurement roles employed in 2023/25. 21/05/2024
2405-047395 Successful Copies of FOI responses 2402-040392, 2401-038160 and 2402-040130. 28/05/2024
2405-047422 Successful The number of Morris Minor Travellers which passed an MOT in 2023. 21/05/2024
2404-044369 Partially successful Information about vehicles affected by PSVAR regulations and certificates of conformity. 01/05/2024
2404-045493 Partially successful Information about electric van MOT tests and test centres. 15/05/2024
2404-045961 Partially successful A list of ATF’s and those that use VLT brake testers. 23/05/2024
2404-045967 Partially successful Information regarding Telephony, Microsoft and Storage providers used by DVSA. 21/05/2024
2404-046077 Partially successful A list of the PCV Vehicles MOT Tests that had to be abandoned in 2024, and the reasons why. 10/05/2024
2404-046339 Partially successful Information about office supply and associated products expenditure between 2022 and 2024. 10/05/2024
2405-046550 Partially successful Details of driving tests routes for Camborne and Redruth for February to April 2024. 21/05/2024
2405-046660 Partially successful Information about DVSA’s use of external law firms in the previous four financial years. 15/05/2024
2405-047109 Partially successful For car theory tests conducted in January to March 2024, the 10 questions and hazard perception clips that received the highest number of incorrect answers. The pass and fail rate for theory tests conducted within January to December 2023. 24/05/2024
2405-047943 Partially successful The NHH, HH, Gas and Specialist Gas/Liquid meter points of Energy Management. Confirmation of when the Energy Management System will be implemented. 31/05/2024
2404-045823 Unsuccessful Information regarding failure rates within the theory test and what percentage of these are non British customers. 01/05/2024
2404-046232 Unsuccessful Within the last five years, how many driving examiners have been attacked by candidates. 20/05/2024
2404-046408 Unsuccessful Details of driving tests routes for Camborne and Redruth and the pass and fail rates for each route. 01/05/2024
2404-046416 Unsuccessful Theory test pass rates for all London test centres. 01/05/2024
2405-047101 Unsuccessful The value of all contracts awarded and the number of procurement roles employed in 2023/25. 09/05/2024
2405-047106 Unsuccessful The number of ADI’s and PDI’s registered with the DVSA in 2019/2023. The number of ADIs and PDI’s registered with the DVSA for the last full year broken down by country and county. 14/05/2024
2405-048374 Unsuccessful Statistics on cars towing a trailer above the MAM for the towing car/truck/4x4, particularly for horses. 29/05/2024
2405-048390 Unsuccessful The number of full time driving examiners in Newbury and Reading. 30/05/2024
2405-048475 Unsuccessful How many horse trailers were found to be overweight when checked for the latest statistical period. 31/05/2024
2405-047188 Unsuccessful The total number of car driving tests taken, passed and failed in Cornwall in 2023. Records of any car accidents that occurred during these tests. 15/05/2024