FOI release
DVSA FOI disclosure log, January 2025
Updated 23 May 2025
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| Request references | Request status | Request summary | Date the response was issued |
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| 2412-062519 | Successful | This FOI request relates to Heavy Goods Vehicles only. 1. A complete list ( CSV / Excel ) of all Authorised Test Facility's ( ATF ) across the United Kingdom where Heavy Goods Vehicles can under go MOT. To incorporate: Name, address and post code 2. A complete list ( CSV / Excel ) of all Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) Test Stations in Scotland where Heavy Goods Vehicles can under go MOT. To incorporate: Name, address and post code | 02/01/2025 |
| 2412-063106 | Successful | Please supply the following information with respect to Car Driving Tests. Please supply the data as a spreadsheet. For 2022,2023,2024 (to date) ( or 22/23 . 23/24 if the preceding is not available) Please note I am NOT asking for a copy of the actual questions or answers, please show results anonymised as numbers per the attached from a previous request. 1) An anonymised list of the ten best and ten worst performing questions for the Theory Car Test, showing how many times each was presented to an Applicant and the number of times each answer was chosen correctly and each answer was chosen incorrectly. 2) For 2015 to 2024 The total number of tests taken and the total number of tests failed for each period | 07/01/2025 |
| 2412-063726 | Successful | why the DVSA will not compensate the test candidate if they took paid holiday rather than unpaid absence, given that employers are not legally required to give employees leaves of unpaid absence, but they are legally required to give employees paid holidays. For individuals whose employers do not grant unpaid absences, the only way by which to take a driving test is to take paid holiday, but the DVSA rejects claims for lost earnings to these individuals when the DVSA cancels their driving test at short notice. | 14/01/2025 |
| 2412-063771 | Successful | how many tests there are per week in Aylesbury, Bletchley, Leighton Buzzard, Banbury and Worksop | 13/01/2025 |
| 2412-064000 | Successful | In 2021 to 2022 DVSA found 1324 total counts of MOT fraud. 1. How many counts of fraud were they in 2022 to 2023 ? In 2021 to 2022 DVSA prosecuted 20 cases (involving 24 defendants) 2. How many cases did DVSA prosecute in 2022 to 2023 ? 3. How many defendants were involved ? | 16/01/2025 |
| 2412-064261 | Successful | Period 1st January 2024 to 31st October 2024? 1. The total number of tests conducted for category C+E. 2. The total number of tests passed for category C+E. Plus a comparison with the same period for 2023 | 17/01/2025 |
| 2412-064584 | Successful | 1. Busiest MOT Stations: o The locations of the five busiest MOT testing stations in the UK, ranked from 1st to 5th, based on the number of MOTs conducted annually for the most recent year available. o If possible, please include the name of each testing station (if publicly available), the location (e.g., town or region), and the total number of MOT tests conducted by each station. 2. Busiest MOT Tester: o The identity (or anonymized identifier) of the busiest MOT tester in the UK. o The total number of MOT tests conducted by this individual in 2024. 3. Live MOT Testers: o The total number of live MOT testers currently active in the UK. 4. Traffic Light Ratings for MOT Garages: o The number of MOT garages currently rated as red, yellow, and green under the DVSA's traffic light system. 5. DVSA Vehicle Examiners: o The total number of vehicle examiners working for the DVSA to police the MOT scheme. 6. MOT Price Increase: o The date of the last increase in the statutory MOT test fee and the amount by which it was raised. 7. VT8 Tests in 2024: o The total number of VT8 demonstration tests carried out in 2024. 8. Approved MOT Training Schools: o The total number of training schools currently approved for MOT tester training. 9. MOT Stations: o The total number of live MOT stations currently active in the UK. 10. Vehicle Categories Tested in 2024: o The total number of MOT tests conducted for Class 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 vehicles in 2024. 11. Average MOT Failure Rate: o The average failure rate for MOT tests across the UK. 12. Electric Vehicles Tested: o The total number of electric vehicles tested in 2023 and 2024. 13. Tester Pay: o The average pay of an MOT tester in the UK. | 27/01/2025 |
| 2412-064585 | Successful | (1) How many recorded incidences of cheating were detected in theory test centres in Essex in 2024? Please provide a breakdown of how they cheated, for example 'Used a lookalike to sit the test'. (2) How many recorded incidences of cheating were detected at practical test centres in Essex in 2024? Please provide a breakdown of how they cheated, for example 'Used a lookalike to sit the test'. (3) How many of these recorded incidences were reported to the police? (4) How many successful prosecutions resulted from the total number of detected cheating incidences? | 27/01/2025 |
| 2412-064589 | Successful | ---1. .A copy of the current policy and procedure documents governing the practical driving test booking process specifically at the Bedford Centre. 2. .Details of any checks or systems in place to prevent individuals from booking multiple driving tests unfairly or inappropriately. 3. .Information on any measures taken to prevent practical driving test slots from being sold or transferred to other individuals for financial gain. 4. .A summary of any audits, compliance checks, or monitoring activities carried out by the DVSA to ensure the integrity of the booking system and prevent misuse. CLARIFICATION RE Q4: Thank you for clarification the time frame for question 4 is from March 2020 to date. | 16/01/2025 |
| 2501-064597 | Successful | I would to make a freedom of information request to obtain a list of Approved Driving Instructors (ADIs) that are currently on the ADI register that currently have 6 points or more on their driving licence. Please could you also supply me a list of ADIs that have remained on the register with 6 points or more without the need to appeal via the tribunal to remain on the register (the ADI registrar having taken the decision to allow the ADI to remain on the register despite their 6 or more points on their driving licence)." When I informed the DVSA that I would accumulate 6 points on my licence, the DVSA ADI registrar told me that they would not be able to act until the points went onto my licence. I did not need to inform them of when the points went on, they knew when they went on because they have the sort of information that I am making my freedom of information request for. | 02/01/2025 |
| 2501-065068 | Successful | What is the headcount (number) of staff employed in communications, marketing, press and public affairs in the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency? | 28/01/2025 |
| 2412-062789 | Partially successful | I would like to know how many times a restricted vehicle operator, in the north east region ,between the dates October 15 2022 to October 15 2024 (2 yrs), has been asked to provide digital tachograph vehicle and driver data in its raw format covering a minimum period of 6 months. | 06/01/2025 |
| 2412-062905 | Partially successful | on examiner pass rates to simply show the highest and lowest pass rate at an examiner level for all centres with at least 4 examiners. | 07/01/2025 |
| 2412-063360 | Partially successful | I'd simply like to know the guidance and training that driving examiners are given for neurodiverse candidates, for example, those without physical disability such as Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, etc. I'd also like to understand what "reasonable adjustments" actually mean for driving examiners. My second request is regarding the data published for Driving Test Statistics (DRT). Currently, candidates and those booking tests on behalf of candidates can select from a limited list of conditions that apply under special needs, if that filter can be included too so that I can define by those with physical vs non-physical needs. With regards to the period, I would be looking for data from the last year to date, please, as per the current published DRT reports that you publish on the website. | 10/01/2025 |
| 2412-063695 | Partially successful | 1) Amount of money made from car theory tests from 2016 to present 2) Amount of money made from car driving tests since 2016 to present 3) At time of replying, how many car driving tests are booked, car theory tests are booked, and how many bike driving tests booked (each listed separately 4) At time of response, What’s the % Pass rate in Poole and what’s the % pass rate in Dorchester. (Listed each separately) 5) From Jan 2023-Present (listed separately) how many people have passed their driving test and how many people have failed their driving test in the whole country (each separately) 6) How many driving tests and theory tests (listed separately) are currently booked at time of response in poole. 7) In poole what % of people have to retake their driving test after failing At time of response. 8) How many recorded incidences of cheating were detected in theory test centres across Great Britain. 9) Provide the test centre name where most recorded cases of cheating occurred. 10) How many cheating incidents were recorded in Bournemouth test centre since 2020 to present. 11) Please attach the latest copy of the 'Rules Document' handed to all candidates before attempting their theory test. | 16/01/2025 |
| 2412-063743 | Partially successful | details of what vehicles are impacted by the current version of the R/2024/120 (H484) recall?if we have been made aware of any further UK owners that were contacted or are still to be contacted as a result of the changes made in the October 21, 2024 revision to the R/2024/120 (H484) recall. | 14/01/2025 |
| 2412-063883 | Partially successful | Re: ADI Booking system Between the dates of 9 January 2023 - to date is what percentage of users were stopped from using the booking service if they cancelled 20% or more of their tests in the 10 working days leading up to the test (those who cancel in the 3 working days before the test will also continue to lose the test fee) AND How many ADI accounts were suspended if the accounts were not linked to them. | 15/01/2025 |
| 2412-064263 | Partially successful | 1. The total number of cars that went through the MOT test in 2024. 2. The number of cars that passed and failed the MOT test on the first attempt for the whole of 2024, with a breakdown of this information by make, model and date of registration of the car. 3. A breakdown of the above MOT pass/fail data by make, model and year of first registration for each region of the UK. 4. The overall number of cars that passed/failed the MOT test for the past 10 years/dating back to and including 2015. | 17/01/2025 |
| 2412-064264 | Partially successful | 1. Total Number of Norton V4SS Motorcycles Recorded: Please provide the total number of Norton V4SS motorcycles that the DVSA has recorded in its systems to date. 2. Norton V4SS Motorcycles Recorded on a SORN: Please provide the number of Norton V4SS motorcycles currently recorded on a Statutory Off Road Notification (SORN) within your records. 3. Norton V4SS Motorcycles with a Valid MOT: Please provide the number of Norton V4SS motorcycles that are recorded as having a valid MOT in your system. 4. Norton V4SS Motorcycles Scrapped by an Authorised Treatment Facility: Please provide the number of Norton V4SS motorcycles that are recorded as having been scrapped by an authorised treatment facility | 20/01/2025 |
| 2501-064654 | Partially successful | Re: theory test data for first-time attempts, from Sept 2021 to date: • Gender of candidate • Test centre • Number of tests conducted at the centre • Number of tests passed | 30/01/2025 |
| 2501-065739 | Partially successful | I would like to request the following annual data for each of the last 5 calendar years (2020–2024) for Morden Test Centre in London. 1. The total number of car driving tests conducted. 2. The total number of disputed (appealed) car test results. 3. The total number of disputed (appealed) car test results where the appeal was successful. 4. The total number of complaints received about the conduct of examiners for car driving tests. 5. The total number of complaints received about the conduct of examiners for car driving tests where the complaint was based on the attitude of examiner. 6. A breakdown of each individual examiner’s pass rate (I understand that data will be anonymised to comply with data protection regulations). | 31/01/2025 |