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Pass rate levels for car theory and practical tests in the year-ending March 2021 were notable, with both showing considerable variation from the generally stable levels seen over recent years. Notably, and despite the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19), the number of car theory tests conducted in Quarter 2 and Quarter 3 were of a similar size to test numbers seen across the last 10 years (Figure 2).įigure 1: Car theory tests conducted and pass rates, Great Britain, quarterly, year-ending March 2011 (Quarter 4) to year-ending March 2021 (Quarter 4) (DRT0102) In the year-ending March 2021, annual figures for car theory and car practical tests were both affected by the very small number of tests conducted in Quarter 1 and Quarter 4 during the UK-wide national lockdowns in these periods, with most tests in the year-ending March 2021 taking place in Quarter 2 and Quarter 3 (Figure 1, Figure 2). Compared to year-ending March 2020, this was a 52.2% decrease for car theory tests, and a reduction of 72.7% for car practical tests. In the year-ending March 2021, 891,279 car theory tests (Figure 1) and 437,352 car practical tests (Figure 2) were conducted in Great Britain.

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The car practical pass rate was the highest ever seen for this series (which began in the year-ending March 2008) at 49.8%, an increase of 3.9 percentage points from the year-ending March 2020 (DRT0101). The car theory pass rate was 55.7%, a rise of 8.6 percentage points from the year-ending March 2020 and the highest annual pass rate since the year-ending March 2014 (DRT0102).įor car practical tests, there has been a decline of 72.7% during the year-ending March 2021 in the number of tests conducted to 437,352.

There was a fall of 52.2% in the number of car theory tests conducted compared with the year-ending March 2020 to 891,279. Practical tests saw a greater drop in tests conducted, whilst theory tests had a greater rise in pass rates (DRT0101), (DRT0102).

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The headlines for driver and rider tests in Great Britain for the year-ending March 2021 are:Īcross all test types, there were large percentage decreases in the number of tests conducted, combined generally with increases in pass rates. During national lockdowns tests were suspended except for critical workers. Measures by the UK government to limit the impact and transmission of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic have affected trends in these figures since March 2020 with a reduction of the number of car practical and vocational driving tests conducted.

For information about dates and definitions please refer to the key terms table in the background information. This release presents Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency ( DVSA) statistics on the numbers and pass rates for driving and riding theory and practical tests conducted in Great Britain in the year from 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021, in addition to Approved Driver Instructor ( ADI) register statistics as at 31 March 2021.įor further details please refer to the background information section below and the separate technical guidance.

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