Vehicle Driving Tests

Summary

The requester asked for a breakdown of car driving tests by specific engine and transmission types over the last 12 months. The Department of Infrastructure responded that they do not record vehicle make, model, or engine type, but provided figures for manual and automatic transmission tests only.

Key Facts

• The Department of Infrastructure does not record the type, make, model, or specific features of vehicles brought for driving tests.
• The authority only records whether tests were taken in a manual or automatic transmission vehicle.
• Data was provided for the period from 01/07/2020 to 30/06/2021.
• The request for statistics on Fully Electric, Mild Hybrid, and Plug-In Hybrid vehicles could not be fulfilled as this data is not held.
• The case reference number is 1914869.

Data Disclosed

• 01/07/2020
• 30/06/2021
• 1914869
• 2021-07-20
• 2021-08-03

Original Request

In each of the last 12 months, how many car driving tests have been conducted with (a) Manual transmission combustion engine, (b) Automatic transmission combustion engine, (c) Fully Electric Drive, (d) Mild Hybrid-Drive and (e) Plug-In Hybrid Drive?

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Department of Infrastructure Sea Terminal Building, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 2RF

Contact: FOI Response Team/AD/RH Telephone: (01624) 686785 Email: dpo-doi@gov.im

Our ref: 1914869 3 August 2021

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 20 July 2021 and which states (sic):

"In each of the last 12 months, how many car driving tests have been conducted with (a) Manual transmission combustion engine, (b) Automatic transmission combustion engine, (c) Fully Electric Drive, (d) Mild Hybrid-Drive and (e) Plug-In Hybrid Drive?"

The answer to your question is as follows: We do not record what type/make/model or any feature of the vehicle brought for test, we do however record tests taken in a manual or an auto transmission vehicle. Please see below the figures for manual and automatic transmission for the period of 01/07/2020 to 30/06/2021. Please quote reference number 1914869 in all further correspondence.

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