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Driving Tests: South East

Asked by Dr Al PinkertonLiberal DemocratDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 17 November 2025UIN 90588

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average monthly pass rate for practical driving tests in the South East has been since May 2025.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

The national pass rate for car practical driving tests in October 2025 was 49.9 percent.

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency publish data online including data on car practical driving test pass rates broken down by test centre, including those in the South East: drt122a-car-driving-test-by-test-centre.ods

This data is updated annually and was last updated on 14 August 2025 with data to March 2025. The next update is due to be published in June 2026.

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