HC Deb 05 December 1980 vol 995 cc184-5W
Mr. Brocklebank-Fowler

asked the Minister of Transport if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the percentage of failures at the driving test centre in King's Lynn compared with the percentages of failures at the other driving test centres in East Anglia.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

The percentage failure rate of candidates taking an L-test at King's Lynn during the three months to the end of September 1980 was 55 per cent. The average failure rate for all L-test centres in the Eastern Traffic Area for the same period was 53 per cent.

Mr. Brocklebank-Fowler

asked the Minister of Transport if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the percentage of driving test failures for East Anglia compared with the other regions of England and Wales.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

Driving tests are administered on a traffic area basis. Average failure rates for traffic areas in England and Wales are:

Traffic area Average failure rate (per cent.)
Eastern 53
Northern 54
Yorkshire 54
Traffic area Average failure rate (per cent.)
North Western 52
West Midland 52
East Midland 55
South Wales 51
Western 49
South Eastern 52
Metropolitan 54
These figures are for the three months to the end of September 1980, the latest period for which figures are available.