The ‘DVA Monthly Tests Conducted Statistics – July 2023’ report, containing statistics up to July 2023, is now available
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The publication is produced by the DVA Statistics Branch of the Department for Infrastructure (DfI), and contains summary volumes on the vehicle, driver, and theory tests conducted by the DfI’s Driver and Vehicle Agency (DVA).
The publication is available on the DfI website at:
Key Points
The key points in the report are:
Vehicle Testing
Private cars accounted for 82% (59,362) of all full vehicle tests conducted in July 2023.
The DVA received 86,416 applications for a full vehicle test during July 2023.
Driving Practical Testing
Private cars accounted for 80% (3,554) of all driving tests conducted in July 2023.
In July 2023, the DVA received 5,870 applications for a driving test.
Driver Theory Testing
Private cars accounted for 88% (6,175) of all theory tests conducted in July 2023.
The DVA received 8,753 applications for a theory test during July 2023.
Notes to editors:
- This is the thirty-fifth edition of the publication ‘DVA Monthly Tests Conducted Statistics’, to July 2023.
- The release presents statistics on vehicle, driver, and theory tests conducted during July 2023, together with trend series over the previous nine financial years.
- We source vehicle and driver data from administrative data sources within the DVA, whilst DVSA supply theory-testing data. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) took over the contract for theory testing from Pearson on 4 September 2021.
- ‘DVA Monthly Tests Conducted Statistics’ is published every month at pre-announced release dates, which are available from the GOV.UK website.
- Electronic copies of ‘DVA Monthly Tests Conducted Statistics – July 2023’ can be downloaded from our website at: DVA Monthly Tests Conducted Statistics
- A detailed User Guidance document is also available on our website.
- This report supplements the existing quarterly National Statistics publication ‘DfI Driver, Vehicle, Operator, and Enforcement Statistics’. The latest edition of this for quarter four 2022-23 (final release) was released on 7 July 2023 and is available on our website at: DVA Activity Statistics
- This is an Official Statistics publication and therefore follows the Code of Practice for Official Statistics. You can find further information about the Code of Practice.
- For further information, please contact:
Driver and Vehicle Agency,
Annex 4, Belfast Test Centre,
66 Balmoral Road,
Belfast,
BT12 6QL
- Tel (public enquiries): 02890 547911 (Text relay prefix 18001)
- E-mail: DVA.Statistics@nisra.gov.uk
- Website: DVA Monthly Tests Conducted Statistics
- The Executive Information Service operates an out of hours service for media enquiries only between 1800hrs and 0800hrs Monday to Friday and at weekends and public holidays. The duty press officer can be contacted on 028 9037 8110.
- Follow the Department on Twitter @deptinfra, on Facebook @DepartmentforInfrastructure and on LinkedIn at Department for Infrastructure.
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