The ‘DVA Monthly Tests Conducted Statistics – October 2024'
report, is now available.
The publication is produced by DVA Statistics Branch of the
Department for Infrastructure (DfI) and contains
summary volumes on vehicle, driver, and theory tests conducted by
the Driver and Vehicle Agency (DVA) up to the end of October
2024.
The publication is available on the DfI website at: www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/publications/driver-and-vehicle-agency-monthly-tests-conducted-statistics-october-2024
The key points in the report are:
Please note that DVA services were impacted by industrial strike
action on 22 September 2023 and 18th January 2024, so
testing volumes for these months are lower than would have been
the case had these been routine working days.
Temporary Exemption Certificates (TECs) – Private cars only. From
1 June 2024, private cars that were first registered between 1
June 2019 and 31 May 2020 or between 1 June 2017 and 31 May 2018,
and have a valid Northern Ireland MOT will be given a Temporary
Exemption Certificate (TEC). This means they will not need a
vehicle test (MOT) for 12 months from the date their current
certificate expires. These certificates were introduced to reduce
the number of private car applications, but tests conducted were
to remain the same or the agency would test more as required.
Vehicle Testing
In October 2024, the DVA conducted 109,941 vehicle tests of which
94,654 (86.1%) were full tests and 15,287 (13.9%) were retests.
This is the highest number of vehicle tests reported since the
current series of statistics
began.
For this financial year to date 2024/25 (April to October), DVA
delivered 662,972 vehicle tests, 569,694 (85.9%) full tests and
93,278 (14.1%) retests
respectively.
The DVA received 85,461 applications for a full vehicle test
during October 2024, relative to 91,389 for the same month in
2023.
Driving Practical Testing
The DVA conducted 6,385 practical driver tests in October 2024,
4.9% (297) higher relative to the same month in 2023 (6,088) and
the highest number recorded since November 2022 (6,458).
From April to October 2024/25, DVA delivered 42,233 driver tests,
compared to 37,806 for the same period in 2023/24, an increase of
almost 12% (4,427) so far this year.
In October 2024 DVA received 6,448 applications for a driving
test, 6.5% (394) more than for the same month in 2023 (6,054).
Driver Theory Testing
In October 2024 the DVA delivered 8,759 driver theory tests,
20.5% (1,491) above the equivalent figure for the same month in
2023 (7,268).
Year to date, April to October 2024/25, the DVA conducted 53,841
theory tests, compared with and slightly above the 53,574
conducted in the same period the previous year 2023/24.
The DVA received 9,123 applications for a driver theory test
during October 2024, 248 more than for the same month in 2023
(8,875).
Notes to editors:
- This is the forty-ninth edition of the publication ‘DVA
Monthly Tests Conducted Statistics', to October 2024.
- The release presents statistics on vehicle, driver, and
theory tests conducted during October 2024, together with trend
series over the previous ten 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 at: www.gov.uk/government/statistics/announcements
- Electronic copies of ‘DVA Monthly Tests Conducted Statistics
– October 2024' can be downloaded from our website at: https://www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/publications/driver-and-vehicle-agency-monthly-tests-conducted-statistics-october-2024
- 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 one 2024-25 is available on our website at: www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/articles/driver-vehicle-agency-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 at:
https://code.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/
