PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(13 July 2026)

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many category D1 (minibus) practical driving tests have been conducted by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency in each of the last 30 years.

Asked by:
Mr Richard Holden (Conservative)

The table below shows the number of category D1 minibus tests conducted by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) and by delegated examiners for each year for which data is available.

Year	DVSA	Delegated examiners	Total
2013	3303	670	3973
2014	2954	868	3822
2015	3009	884	3893
2016	3246	801	4047
2017	3018	625	3643
2018	2895	763	3658
2019	2910	1119	4029
2020	1131	690	1821
2021	1216	734	1950
2022	1941	905	2846
2023	2489	993	3482
2024	2219	976	3195
2025	2184	885	3069

Please note testing for D1 during the years of 2020 and 2021 was reduced due to the covid pandemic.

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