The ‘DVA Monthly Tests Conducted Statistics – September 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 September 2024.
The publication is available on the DfI website at: DVA Monthly Tests
Conducted Statistics – September 2024
Key PointsThe key points in the report
are:
Please note that DVA services were impacted by industrial strike
action on 22nd 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 September 2024, the DVA conducted 98,943 vehicle tests of
which 86,082 (87.0%) were full tests and 12,861 (13.0%) were
retests.
For this financial year to date 2024/25 (April to September), DVA
delivered 553,031 vehicle tests, 475,040 (85.9%) full tests and
77,991 (14.1%) retests
respectively.
The DVA received 83,112 applications for a full vehicle test
during September 2024, relative to 97,210 for the same month in
2023.
Driving Practical Testing
The DVA conducted 5,986 practical driver tests in September 2024,
9.7% (527) higher relative to the same month in 2023 (5,459).
From April to September 2024/25, DVA delivered 35,848 driver
tests, compared to 31,718 for the same period in 2023/24, an
increase of just over 13% (4,130) so far this year.
In September 2024 DVA received 5,736 applications for a driving
test, 12.8% (840) fewer than for the same month in 2023
(6,576).
Driver Theory Testing
In September 2024 the DVA delivered 6,856 driver theory tests,
11.0% (848) below the equivalent figure for the same month in
2023 (7,704).
Year to date, April to September 2024/25, the DVA conducted
45,082 theory tests, compared with and slightly below the 46,306
conducted in the same period the previous year
2023/24.
The DVA received 9,088 applications for a driver theory test
during September 2024, 250 fewer than for the same month in 2023
(9,338).
Notes to editors:
- This is the forty-eighth edition of the publication ‘DVA
Monthly Tests Conducted Statistics', to September 2024.
- The release presents statistics on vehicle, driver, and
theory tests conducted during September 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(external link opens in
a new window / tab)website.
- Electronic copies of ‘DVA Monthly Tests Conducted Statistics
– September 2024' can be downloaded from our website at:
DVA Monthly Tests
Conducted Statistics - September 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: DVA - Activity
Statistics
