Publication of the ‘Monthly statistics of DVA tests carried out – September 2022’
The DVA Monthly Tests Conducted Statistics – September 2022 report, containing statistics up to September 2022, is now available.
The publication is produced by the DVA Statistics Branch of the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) and contains summary volumes on vehicle, driver and theory testing carried out by the DfI’s Driver and Vehicle Agency (DVA).
The publication is available on the DfI website at:
KEY POINTS
The key points of the report are:
Practical driving tests
Following the easing of COVID-19 restrictions, driving tests were able to resume from April 23, 2021. Due to the nature of the special tests, off-road motorcycle tests and some LGV tests had been able to resume. continue before this period. The DVA driving test booking system was opened to all customers the first week of May 2021.
In September 2022, the DVA received 6,383 applications for a driving test.
The DVA conducted 6,034 test drives in September 2022, 27% more than the five-year average for September (4,759).
Passenger cars accounted for 82% (4,932) of all test drives conducted in September 2022.
Vehicle tests
Following the initial outbreak of COVID-19, the DVA suspended all vehicle testing from March 24, 2020 and resumed staged testing in June (IVA), July (priority groups including taxis and buses) and September (four-year-old passenger cars and motorcycles, three-year-old light goods and all heavy goods). The DVA was able to continue testing throughout the winter 2020 lockdown, but with reduced capacity due to social distancing measures. Temporary Exemption Certificates (TEC) were issued to eligible vehicles that the DVA was unable to test.
The DVA received 79,275 applications for a full vehicle test drive in September 2022.
In September 2022, the DVA conducted 84,475 full vehicle tests, 35% (22,002) above the five-year average for September (62,473).
Private cars accounted for 83% (69,962) of all comprehensive tests conducted in September 2022.
Driver Theory Test
Following the easing of COVID-19 restrictions, theory testing was able to resume from April 23, 2021. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) took over the contract for theory testing from Pearson on September 4, 2021. The figures of the theoretical tests carried out are provisional.
The DVA received 9,008 applications for a theory test in September 2022.
The DVA conducted 7,569 theory tests in September 2022, 40% more than the five-year average for September (5,381).
Passenger cars accounted for 85% (6,410) of all theory tests conducted in September 2022.
Notes to Editors:
- This is the twenty-fifth edition of the ‘DVA Monthly Tests Conducted Statistics’ publication, up to September 2022.
- The release presents statistics on vehicle, driver and theoretical tests conducted in September 2022, as well as trend series over the past seven years.
- We obtain vehicle and driver data from administrative data sources within the DVA, while the DVSA provides theoretical test data. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) took over the contract for theory testing from Pearson on September 4, 2021.
- ‘DVA Monthly Tests Conducted Statistics’ is released monthly on pre-announced release dates, which are available at GOV.UK
- Electronic copies of “DVA Monthly Tests Conducted Statistics – September 2022” can be downloaded from our website at: DVA Monthly Conducted Statistics
- A detailed user guide is also available on our website.
- This report complements the existing quarterly national DfI Driver, Vehicle, Operator, and Enforcement Statistics publication. The latest edition of this report for the fourth quarter of 2021-22 was published on May 25 and is available on our website at: Drivr & Vehicle Agency Activity Statistics
- It is an official statistics publication and therefore follows the Code of Practice for Official Statistics. Further information on the Code of Practice can be found at: Statistics Authority
- For more information, please contact:
Drivers and Vehicles Agency,
Annex 4,
Belfast Exam Center,
66 Balmoral Road,
Belfast,
BT12 6QL
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