To monitor transport activity on a timelier basis for topical issuesrelating to transport, the Department for Transport (DfT) has developed updates on the following:
Indicator
Frequency of update
Timing of update
Date first published
Electric vehicle public charging devices available in the UK
Monthly
Every second Wednesday
7 December 2021
Practical car driving tests
Monthly
No longer published
9 November 2022
Large goods vehicle vocational testing in Great Britain
Monthly
No longer published
10 November 2021
Road haulier coronavirus testing in Great Britain
Weekly
No longer published
11 March 2021
In special circumstances, the timing of updates might change for some indicators. Where applicable, the date of the next update will be added to the Timing of update field.
Some of the issues will be short term in nature, and the relevant updates will cease once the issue is no longer either in operation or of relevance.
Electric vehicle public charging devices - monthly statistics on the total number of electric vehicle charging devices available in the UK are published since December 2021. Annual electric vehicle charging device statistics are also published by DfT.
Practical car driving tests - this series was discontinued in November 2024 with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency assuming responsibility for producing this data in an alternative format on their collection pages.
Large goods vehicles vocational driving tests - this series was discontinued in November 2024 with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency assuming responsibility for producing this data in an alternative format on their collection pages.
Road hauliers testing - this series was discontinued in March 2022. This series presented weekly statistics on the number of lateral flow tests conducted on hauliers, and the positivity rate of those tests, since early March 2021.
Updates to this page
Published 22 December 2021 Last updated 12 February 2025 +show all updates
Electric vehicle public charging devices updated to the latest month.
Electric vehicle public charging devices updated to the latest month. Information on practical car driving tests and large goods vehicles vocational driving tests updated.
Data tables for the Large Goods Vehicle vocational testing, car practical test pass and electric vehicle public charging devices updated to the latest month.
Data tables for the Large Goods Vehicle vocational testing, car practical test pass and electric vehicle public charging devices updated to the latest month.
Data tables for the Large Goods Vehicle vocational testing, car practical test pass rates and electric vehicle charging devices updated to the latest monthly data.
Data tables for the Large Goods Vehicle vocational testing, car practical test pass rates and electric vehicle charging devices updated to the latest monthly data.
Data tables for the Large Goods Vehicle vocational testing, car practical test pass rates and electric vehicle charging devices updated to the latest monthly data.
Data tables for the large goods vehicle vocational testing, car practical test pass rates and electric vehicle charging devices updated to the latest monthly data.
Data tables for the large goods vehicle vocational testing, car practical test pass rates and electric vehicle charging devices updated to the latest monthly data.
Data tables for the Large Goods Vehicle vocational testing, car practical test pass rates and electric vehicle charging devices updated to the latest monthly data.
Data tables for the Large Goods Vehicle vocational testing, car practical test pass rates and electric vehicle charging devices updated to the latest monthly data.
Data tables for the Large Goods Vehicle vocational testing, car practical test pass rates and electric vehicle charging devices updated to the latest monthly data.
Data tables for the Large Goods Vehicle vocational testing, car practical test pass rates and electric vehicle charging devices updated to the latest monthly data.
