Quarterly Update of Key Statistics for the DVA: Driver and Vehicle Agency Activities

The Quarterly Update of Key Statistics for the Driver and Vehicle Agency provides information on the Testing, Licensing and Enforcement/Compliance activities of the DVA. It is published by the Department of the Environment in Northern Ireland and designated as Official Statistics not designated as National Statistics. The dataset was last updated on 2026-07-08.

Use Cases

• Monitor trends in vehicle testing pass/fail rates based on quarterly activity data.
• Analyze driver licensing volumes and patterns based on quarterly licensing activity.
• Track enforcement and compliance actions over time based on quarterly enforcement statistics.

Strengths

• Data is designated as Official Statistics, suggesting a formal production process.
• The dataset is updated quarterly, providing regular snapshots of agency activities.
• The last update timestamp is precisely recorded as 2026-07-08 13:32:57.122320.

Limitations

• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Department of the Environment (Northern Ireland)

Collection Method

Likely administrative records from the Driver and Vehicle Agency's operational activities.

Freshness

Quarterly updates; last updated 2026-07-08.

Geography

Northern Ireland