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21/07/2021
5,463 Driving Test Applications Received In June 2021
The Driver and Vehicle Agency (DVA) received 5,463 applications for a driving test in June 2021, a significant drop on the more than 15,000 applications they received in May.
The figure was revealed in the latest report from the the DVA, 'Monthly Tests Conducted Statistics – June 2021'.
The DVA driver testing booking system opened to all customers in the first week of May 2021.
The number of test applications received in June 2021 was 27% higher than the five year June average (4,314).
In the same month, the DVA conducted 6,619 driving tests – more than 1,100 tests compared with the 5,500 tests conducted in May, and 57% higher than the five year June average (4,314). It is also the highest number of driving tests conducted for a single month since the beginning of published DVA statistics in April 2014.
Private cars accounted for 82% of all driving tests conducted in June.
In June 2021, the DVA conducted 11,318 theory tests, the highest number recorded in our series for a single month, and over double that for the five year June average (5,042). Private cars account for 88% of all theory tests conducted during May (9,941).
For the month of June, the DVA received just over 8,000 applications for a theory test appointment. This is 29% (1,818) above the five year average for the month of June (6,265).
Vehicle Testing
The full list of June results are available now on the DVA website.
The figure was revealed in the latest report from the the DVA, 'Monthly Tests Conducted Statistics – June 2021'.
The DVA driver testing booking system opened to all customers in the first week of May 2021.
The number of test applications received in June 2021 was 27% higher than the five year June average (4,314).
In the same month, the DVA conducted 6,619 driving tests – more than 1,100 tests compared with the 5,500 tests conducted in May, and 57% higher than the five year June average (4,314). It is also the highest number of driving tests conducted for a single month since the beginning of published DVA statistics in April 2014.
Private cars accounted for 82% of all driving tests conducted in June.
In June 2021, the DVA conducted 11,318 theory tests, the highest number recorded in our series for a single month, and over double that for the five year June average (5,042). Private cars account for 88% of all theory tests conducted during May (9,941).
For the month of June, the DVA received just over 8,000 applications for a theory test appointment. This is 29% (1,818) above the five year average for the month of June (6,265).
Vehicle Testing
The full list of June results are available now on the DVA website.
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