FOI release
DVSA FOI disclosure log, September 2024
Updated 7 November 2024
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| Request reference | Request status | Request summary | Date the response was issued |
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| 2408-053366 | Successful | Please supply the total number of car driving test appeals where the DVSA has been named as the defendant (as per https://www.gov.uk/guidance/appeal-your-driving-test) under section 90 of the Road Traffic Act 1998 for each financial year from April 2014 to March 2024. Please note this does not include complaints to the DVSA - only where an appeal has been made to a court and the DVSA has been notified by the court. For each year, please provide the total number of appeals, appeals won (by the candidate) and appeals lost (by the candidate). If it does not exceed the cost of compliance, please also include the total amount of legal fees the DVSA has claimed from candidates who lost their appeal each year. If this takes the request over the cost of compliance, please disregard this part of the request. | 03/09/2024 |
| 2408-053397 | Successful | Can I please have a copy of DVSA answers to request reference: • 2405-048205 • 2406-049534 | 03/09/2024 |
| 2408-053403 | Successful | The number of car practical tests conducted and the number of car practical tests passed since the beginning of 2023. I request that this data be split by fuel or power types of the cars (diesel, petrol, hybrid and electric) and broken down by each month of the year since the beginning of 2023. I request that this data be provided in Excel format. | 03/09/2024 |
| 2408-053962 | Successful | “1. The estimated total number of acres of land that you own. 2. The estimated total number of acres that you own which are not in operational use. 3. The annual spending on managing and maintaining your property estate in the financial year 2022/23. Please provide a breakdown. 4. The number of empty homes you currently own. 5. The number of empty buildings you currently own that are not homes. Please provide a copy of your asset register.” | 03/09/2024 |
| 2408-054344 | Successful | • 10 most common MAJOR driving test faults ('dangerous' / 'serious') broken down by month and year over the past 5 year period • 10 most common MINOR driving test faults ('driving') broken down by month and year ver the past 5 year period | 02/09/2024 |
| 2408-054510 | Successful | Waiting times (in weeks) for all individual Driving Test Centres that conduct category B (practical car) driving tests as of Monday, June 3rd 2024; Monday July 1st 2024; Monday August 5th; (or the nearest date available). Please could the data be provided in an excel spreadsheet. | 02/09/2024 |
| 2408-054512 | Successful | 1. Driver CPC Changes in 2024 and 2025 Please advise on any changes that are planned for the Driver CPC training that do not require parliamentary approval: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/driver-cpc-changes-in-2024-and-2025/driver-cpc-changes-in-2024-and-20252 2. Student/Instructor Ratios What is the highest student-to-instructor ratio currently authorised for Driver CPC courses? Please provide this information for both online and classroom-based courses. 3. E-learning Courses What percentage of Driver CPC courses currently contain an e-learning element? Please provide the most recent figures available. 4. Cancelled CPC Hours Please provide the number of 'cancelled' CPC hours and a breakdown of the reasons for these cancellations | 18/09/2024 |
| 2408-054665 | Successful | For the period April 2023 – March 2024 (inclusive) for DVSA to supply HGV roadside enforcement encounter data to populate the following table - the encounters both positive and negative should sum to the total column. 1. The total numbers of vehicles encountered (be that through DVSA stopping or Police) at roadside 2. The total numbers of vehicles that had enforcement action taken – separated into action groups i.e. Inspection Notice, Delayed Prohibition, Immediate Prohibition 3. The total numbers of vehicles that had clear encounters – no enforcement action taken 4. For UK registered vehicles, separate them into OCRS bands (where no OCRS recorded they be placed into a “N/A” band). We would like the data to displayed in two groups: 1) UK registered vehicles 2) Non-UK registered vehicles And for those in group 1, that they be sub-separated into OCRS bands (where no OCRS recorded they be placed into a “N/A” band). | 16/09/2024 |
| 2408-054747 | Successful | I wish to obtain details on the average, shortest and longest wait for a practical driving test at all individual Scottish test centres from 2019 to 2023 and from 1st January 2024 to 1st August 2024. | 18/09/2024 |
| 2408-054830 | Successful | 1. The number and percentage of vans that passed their MOT first time in the 2023 calendar year, broken down by local authority. 2. The number and percentage of vans that passed their MOT first time in the 2023 calendar year, broken down by make and generic model name. By ‘vans’, I mean those classed as (outlined here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/driving-a-van): - Class 4 vans: Specifically car-derived vans and small vans up to 3,000kg design gross weight. - Class 7 vans: Larger vans over 3,000kg up to 3,500kg design gross weight. | 16/09/2024 |
| 2408-054962 | Successful | Please supply the Approved driver/trainer ratio for the following DVSA Approved Driver CPC Courses. Please include the details supplied by the Approved Centre and accepted by DVSA on how the trainer intends to manage the driver/trainer ratio higher than DVSA’s guidance of 20 in classroom and 15 Remote. CRS17313/2577 CRS18429/2577 CRS18431/2577 CRS18433/2577 CRS18432/2577 | 23/09/2024 |
| 2408-055029 | Successful | could I have the following information for the 246K C and CE drivers with DQCs that DVLA have said expire in September this year: • The number of drivers who have no hours counting towards a new DQC • The number of drivers who have completed some hours: 7 or less hours, 8-14, 15-21, 22-28 hours – separately for each range of hours • The number of drivers who have completed the full 35 hours, but have not been processed for whatever reason | 23/09/2024 |
| 2408-055035 | Successful | request the following information about complaints made to you: 1. The number of complaints received per year for each year to date since 2018 as broken down by the complaint categories used on your complaint record management system. 2. The outcome of those complaints, that is, the number of complaints that were substantiated/ upheld, partially substantiated /upheld, or unsubstantiated/ rejected, for each year to date since 2018, as broken down by the complaint categories used on the complaint record management system. 3. The average amount of time taken to resolve those complaints for each year to date since 2018 as broken down by the categories used on the complaint record management system and any relevant service standards concerning the timeliness of complaint-handling. 4. The remedies provided in the case of complaints that were upheld or partially upheld (e.g. apology, financial payment) for each year to date since 2018 as broken down by the complaint categories used on the complaint record management system. 5. Any information concerning learning from complaints, such as (but not necessarily exclusively limited to): changes made to systems, processes, and policies, training and staff development, and other service improvements. 6. Any information you possess as regards the satisfaction levels of complainants whose complaints you have considered. 7. Any information concerning the early resolution of complaints through informal methods, as defined at paragraphs 8.7 – 8.10 of the Parliamentary and Health Services Ombudsman’s Model Complaint Handling Procedure for UK Central Government - https://www.ombudsman.org.uk/organisations-we-investigate/complaint-standards/uk-central-government-complaint-standards/model-complaint-handling-procedure-uk-central-government - such as the number of such early resolutions for each year to date since 2018 as broken down by the complaint categories used on the complai | 25/09/2024 |
| 2409-055227 | Successful | 1/ How many Tesla on UK roads have more than 100,000, 200,000, 300,000, 400,000, 500,000, 750,000 (if any) on the clock? 2/ Are you able to give me the Top 3 Teslas on UK roads with the most miles on the clock - Model and number of miles, thanks | 20/09/2024 |
| 2409-055233 | Successful | Can you please give the number of MOTs for cars that were renewed late (ie after the 12 months had expired, or after the car had reached its 3rd anniversary) in 2022, 2023 and 1st Jan- 30th Jun 2024, as well as the numbers of car MOTs passed in total in each of those time periods. If possible can you please confirm when car MOTs were obtained late what the average delay is in days. Finally, we know that you confirmed that 5m people were registered with the MOT reminder service in Nov 2023. Can you please provide an updated figure as at 30th June 2024. | 23/09/2024 |
| 2409-055337 | Successful | I am aware that your examiner's at the Mitcham test centre have been advising motorcycle instructors that they have been told that the Knox mesh jackets is not considered suitable for use on module 1 and 2 tests. They must have received this notification from within the DVSA. Please could you investigate this | 30/09/2024 |
| 2409-055339 | Successful | FTE resource by grade that were and are currently deployed on motorcycle licensing, regulation, legislation, policy, training and testing regimes, and indeed anything forming part of the consultation recommendations for each year since the 2016 consultation reported. Incidentally, DfT says they had zero FTE employed on this. | 30/09/2024 |
| 2409-055341 | Successful | I’m emailing regarding an FOI request which was responded to on 14/9/2023, regarding the number of Driving Test Examiners employed by DVSA for car driving tests in Great Britain in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 (reference number 2308-027264). | 30/09/2024 |
| 2409-055353 | Successful | -What is the average wait to book a driving test at a test centre in London? -What is the average wait for a driving test in London broken down by each month in 2024, 2023 and 2022 -How does London’s wait for driving tests compare to the rest of the country? -Is it illegal to resell driving tests? Are you aware of these being sold by private individuals online? It is practical driving tests for cars and here is the list of London test centres. Barking Barnet Belvedere Bromley Chingford Croydon Enfield Erith Goodmayes Greenford Hayes Hendon Hither Green Hornchurch Isleworth Mill Hill Mitcham Morden Pinner Sidcup Southall Tolworth Tottenham Uxbridge Wanstead West Wickham Wood Green Yeading | 30/09/2024 |
| 2409-056093 | Successful | Please could you provide me with the numbers of IVA tests that were completed between 01/01/2023 and 31/12/2023 - broken down by test application type and also by test centre location. | 30/09/2024 |
| 2409-057107 | Successful | Please could you provide the current or most recent driving test waiting times for the Warwick Test Centre. | 27/09/2024 |
| 2408-054075 | Partially successful | I want to request information on any complaints about the organisation Mineral Products Qualifications Council (MPQC) or its subdivision MP Skills relating to the Driver CPC Course Site Safety Awareness and Behaviour. The course may also be called the EPIC card or MP Connect Card. I also request copies of any DVSA/JAUPT quality audits carried out on MPQC or MP Skills in the last three years. | 09/09/2024 |
| 2408-054345 | Partially successful | For each of the following financial years 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 How many physical assaults on driving examiners were recorded by the DVSA? How many verbal assaults on driving examiners were recorded by the DVSA? Where possible within the cost limit - can you please break down questions 1 and 2 - to show not only the national total - but which test centres the staff were based at? For the years stated above, can you also please tell me how many physical and verbal assaults have been recorded against other DVSA staff who are not driving test examiners? Some of this information was previously released for 2016/17 as a press release to the media: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/dvsa-aims-to-stop-violence-against-its-staff | 18/09/2024 |
| 2408-054366 | Partially successful | For 2023/24 How many people were caught trying to cheat during their theory test? How many people were caught trying to cheat during a practical test? This is an update to the information supplied below for the previous years. 1. How many people were caught trying to cheat during their driving theory test? (theory test fraud) is it possible within the cost limit to name each county they were from? 2. How many people were caught trying to cheat during their practical driving test (practical test fraud) is it possible within the cost limit to name each county they were from? 3. How many cases (relating to questions 1 and 2) involved someone else impersonating the real driver who was scheduled to undertake a theory test / and a practical test? 4. How many people (relating to questions 1 and 2) were caught more than once trying to cheat on the theory test and how many were caught more than once attempting to cheat on the practical test? 5. In a single year, what is the highest number of times that a person was caught trying to cheat the theory test? In a single year, what is the highest number of times that a person was caught trying to cheat the practical test? | 17/09/2024 |
| 2408-054521 | Partially successful | - How many Driving Examiners are employed at each of the listed test centres ? And of those are any on long term sickness or deployed elsewhere ? | 03/09/2024 |
| 2408-054841 | Partially successful | 1. Please can you supply a year by year list of the UK driving test centres (which delivered category B tests) for the following years: • 2000 • 2010 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2020 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024 2. Please can you supply a list of each UK test centre listed in your response to question 1 and state how many Special Needs (double slot) category B vehicle driving tests were made available for people to book at each test centre, during each of the following years: • 2000 • 2010 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2020 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024 3. Please can you supply a list of each UK test centre listed in your response to question 1 and state how many Special Needs (double slot) category B vehicle driving tests have been delivered at each of those test centres, during each of the following years: • 2000 • 2010 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2020 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024 4. Please can you supply a list of currently active UK test centres which provide category B tests and add details of their individual current availability for Special Needs (double slot) category B vehicle driving tests. 5. Please supply a list detailing any active UK driving test centres which offer category B tests but not Special Needs (double slot) category B vehicle driving tests and detail the reasons why this is the case. | 16/09/2024 |
| 2408-054990 | Partially successful | how many examiners you have exactly at Guildford, Farnborough and Chertsey and is their strike action all now finalised and finished? 5. In the 3 months I have been searching for a test in Guildford, Farnborough or Chertsey I have never seen any. I would still like to know how many tests are taking place in these areas in the 18-24 weeks from here and exactly who has booked them. You can surely cross reference them with people who have passed their Theory Test and with their email address to verify they are ordinary private individuals and not non-driving instructor companies and also that they live in or around the area of the Test Centre where they are booked | 11/09/2024 |
| 2408-055027 | Partially successful | Re driving theory test: For - Jan to Dec 2022 - Jan to Dec 2023 - Jan to now 2024 could you please confirm what the pass/fail rate is for those who take the standard test vs those who are eligible and take the test with support | 23/09/2024 |
| 2408-055080 | Partially successful | In the past 12 months how many vehicles by type ie HGV (UK and European registered) LGV, Coach, van and car were pulled over and inspected by DVSA officers roadside checks using DVSA inspection sites within England. | 25/09/2024 |