FOI 591/25 Learner Driver Collisions
Date: 19/06/25
Enquiry Reference: 591- 25
I write in connection with regards to your Freedom of Information request. Below is your request and our response.
Q1. Please provide the total number of reported road traffic collisions from the years 2023, 2024 and year to date 2025, involving:
- a) Learner drivers (those driving with a provisional licence)
- b) Newly qualified drivers (those who passed their driving test within the past 24 months at the time of the collision, or as recorded)
Q2. For the figures in Q1, please provide a breakdown of each category by:
- a) Severity of the collision (e.g. fatal, serious, slight)
- b) Age of the driver involved (e.g. 17–19, 20–24, 25–29, etc., or as recorded)
Q3. If held, please also include the year in which the driver passed their driving test, or the date they gained their full licence, where this is available.
Answer
Having made enquires with a number of departments within the Force this information is not easily retrievable. Where information is stored deeper in a record and is not mandatory, it would require a manual search through all road traffic collision incidents. It would therefore initiate the time limit exemption.
Department for Transport may be able to assist you with your enquiry.
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Yours sincerely
Information Rights Decision Maker