§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Transport what proportion of people pass their driving test at their first attempt in the following age groups: (a) under 21 years, (b) 21 to 40 years, (c) 41 to 50 years, (d) over 50 years; and how these compare with the proportions over the last 10 years.
§ Mrs. ChalkerThe Department does not keep statistics of all candidates passing the L-test at their first attempt. But a series of sample surveys conducted between 1973 and 1980 gave the following percentage figures:
Under 21 Aged 21–40 Aged 41–50 Over 50 Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. May 1973 45 42 27 23 October 1973 44 40 25 18 May 1974 50 41 26 24 October 1974 44 40 20 18 April 1975 45 42 25 18 October 1975 45 41 22 20 May 1976 44 42 26 22 October 1976 44 39 23 17 April 1977 46 40 23 21 October 1977 46 39 27 16 May 1978 47 42 23 25 October 1978 46 40 26 21 June 1979 50 42 29 22 October 1979 46 41 22 20 June 1980 49 40 22 18 October 1980 48 42 29 23