Driving Tests: Scotland
(asked on 22nd March 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many practical driving tests were carried out in Arbroath between 1 March 2022 and 1 March 2023; and what proportion of the examiners recruited in 2022 have commenced their posts in (a) Scotland, and (b) Angus.
There are four driving test centres (DTC) that service the Angus region. The table below shows the number of people booked to take their test at (a) each of the four DTCs that service the Angus region (b) Scotland, and (c) Great Britain.
(a) Angus region |
| Number of forward bookings | Number of slots available |
| Arbroath | 234 | 3 |
| Dundee | 1,320 | 685 |
| Forfar | 186 | 21 |
| Montrose | 223 | 14 |
(b) Scotland | . | 44,080 | 7,143 |
(c) Great Britain | . | 525,070 | 51,363 |
Between 1 March 2022 and 1 March 2023, there were 407 car practical driving tests carried out at Arbroath DTC.
9% of driving examiners recruited in Great Britain in 2022 have commenced their posts in Scotland. This is in direct response to Scotland having 8.4% of the total number of forward bookings in Great Britain.
Driving examiners based at Dundee DTC service the four DTCs in the Angus region. 1% of driving examiners recruited in Great Britain in 2022 have commenced their posts at Dundee. This is in direct response to the Angus region having 0.4% of the total number of forward bookings in Great Britain.