Scottish Transport Statistics No 29: 2010 Edition

Has figures on (e.g.) road vehicles, traffic, accidents, bus and rail passengers, road and rail freight, air and water transport, finance, personal travel and international comparisons.


Table 1.13 Driving licence tests, DVLA receipts 1

Theory 5

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

thousand

Applications received

89

86

87

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

Theory tests conducted

76

86

83

98

98

97

98

99

108

100

105

Theory test passes

49

58

57

64

58

65

71

70

73

68

69

percent

Theory test pass rate

65

67

69

65

59

68

72

71

68

67

66

Practical 3,5

thousand

Applications received 2

125

102

102

114

119

129

138

139

137

137

132

Driving tests concluded

98

99

96

107

116

120

133

139

136

130

120

Passes

50

48

45

50

53

53

59

62

62

61

56

percent

Pass rate

51

48

47

47

46

45

45

45

46

47

46

DVLA receipts

£ million

Vehicle licences 4

383.1

368.3

342.7

343.2

373.8

370.2

395.6

402.7

432.0

446.0

449.7

Driving licences

3.5

4.2

4.5

3.9

5.2

5.6

..

..

..

..

..

Total

386.6

372.5

347.2

347.1

379.0

375.8

..

..

..

..

..

Source: DVLA - Not National Statistics
1. Figures relate to the financial year which commences in the specified calendar year.
2. From 1999 onwards there was a change in the methodology in calculating the number of applications received for the practical test.
3. The practical test figures are provisional.
4. The vehicle licence figure does not include refunds issued.
5. These figures are for car licence tests only.

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