Scottish Transport Statistics No18: 1999 Edition: Page 13

Scottish Transport Statistics No18: 1999 Edition

Table 1.9 Driving licence tests, DVLA receipts¹

	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998
thousands
Applications received	192	184	173	166	148	147	144	153	129	110	134
Driving tests concluded	181	170	166	155	161	136	137	132	134	88	95
Passes	98	95	92	83	87	70	68	65	67	45	48
percent
Pass rate	54	56	55	54	54	52	50	49	50	51	50

DVLA receipts	£ million
Vehicle licences	199.8	212.2	216.2	221.8	221.0	288.9	290.7	309.5	320.9	337.7	..
Driving licences	1.9	2.0	1.9	2.3	3.6	3.6	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.5
Total	201.7	214.2	218.1	224.1	224.6	292.5	294.1	312.8	324.2	341.0	..

1 Figures from 1993 onwards relate to the financial years which commence in the specified calendar year.

Table 1.10 People who hold a full car driving licence¹ by age

	Age of Driving Licence Holder
									All aged
	17-20	21-29	30-39	40-49	50-59	60-69	70+	17+	Men	Women
percent of population
1985/86	28	57	62	64	51	37	23	49	68	34
1989/91	39	63	72	71	63	50	29	58	73	46
1992/94	46	73	77	73	57	49	29	60	77	46
1995/97	40	65	76	75	65	62	35	63	77	51

1. Source: National Travel Survey. Because of the small size of its Scottish sample, the samples for two or three years must be combined to produce reliable results.

Table 1.11 Households with the regular use of a car

Number of Cars	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998
percent
No car	47	44	43	42	43	41	38	36	39	35	..
1	39	42	41	42	42	43	44	45	44	46	..
2	)	14 l	14	15	14	12	14	16	17	16	16
3 or more¹	)	.. l	..	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2
All households in Scotland	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	..

Sources: Family Expenditure Survey, General Household Survey, National Travel Survey

1. Up to 1989, it is not possible to distinguish households with two cars from households with three or more cars.