The number of driving licence checks made by EDECS users
FOI response for the number of driving licence checks made by EDECS users.
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Full and provisional driving licences by age and gender
FOI response for full and provisional driving licences by age and gender.
Number of new driving licence applications in the last 3 years
FOI response for the number of new driving licence applications in the last 3 years.
Number of Ford Escort RS Turbos licensed or SORN
FOI response for the number of Ford Escort RS Turbos that are licenced or declared off road (SORN)
Number of driving licence holders in Norfolk and Suffolk
FOI response for the number of driving licence holders in Norfolk and Suffolk broken down by gender, age and the amount of penalty points.
Driver licence checking volumes for January 2013 to January 2015
FOI response detailing the number of times EDECS (Electronic Driver Entitlement Checking Service) was used between January 2013 and January 2015
Drivers with penalty points in Helensburgh
FOI response detailing the number of registered drivers in Helensburgh who have more than 6 penalty points on their driving licence.
The number of Driving Licences issued, First Applications and Renewals in 2012/13
FOI response detailing the number of Driving Licences issued, First Applications and Renewals in 2012/13.
How many drivers in Britain currently hold a driving licence with 12 or more penalty points (endorsements)
FOI response detailing the number of drivers in Britain who hold a driving licence with 12 or more penalty points (endorsements).
The number of first provisional driving licences issued in September, October and November 2014
FOI response detailing the number of first provisional driving licences issued in September, October and November 2014.
The number of drivers in Greater Manchester, London and Birmingham with 12 points or more
FOI response on the number of drivers with 12 or more points on their licence in Greater Manchester, London and Birmingham.
Driving licence applications received each from 1993 to 2014
FOI response gives the total number of first provisional driving licence applications annually 1993 to 2014.
Number of driving licence holders with 9 penalty points on their licence
FOI response Section 21 giving the link for published statistics of driving licence holders with 9 penalty points on their driving licence.
Number of male and female drivers with speeding tickets
FOI response gives the number of male and female driving licence holders and the numbers with speeding offences on their licence.
Provisional driver licence data by age
FOI response detailing provisional driver licence data by age and partial postcode.
Driver licence data
FOI response detailing driver licence data by gender and age.
Driver licence data by gender and age
FOI response detailing full and provisional driver licence data by gender and age.
Driver licence data as of 12 January 2012
FOI response regarding driver licence data.
Driver licences with penalty points data
FOI response detailing driver licence with penalty points data.
Driver licence and penalty points data
FOI response regarding driver licence and penalty points data.
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| Publication year | Published responses |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2012 | 6 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2014 | 8 |
| 2015 | 20 |
| 2016 | 10 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 |
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