Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
Freedom of Information
D16
DVLA
Longview Road
Morriston
Swansea
SA6 7JL
Telephone
Fax
M Haynes
Textphone
[email address]
Email
[email address]
Website
www.dvla.gov.uk
Your Ref
Our Ref
DCS/CJ/FOIR1715
Date:
30 October 2009
Dear Mr Haynes
I am writing in response to your request made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
(FOIA) which was made on 13 October 2009.
You asked:
Subject: I'm interested in knowing the figures for the following questions:
1) How many drivers are there in the UK with a full UK drivers license aged 21-70?
2) How many drivers are there in the UK with a full UK drivers license aged 21-70 and
are registered vehicle keepers?
3) How many drivers in the UK holding a full UK drivers license are males and how
many are females?
4) How many drivers are there in the UK with a full UK drivers license aged 18-20?
5) How many drivers are there in London with a full UK drivers license aged 21-70?
6) How many drivers are there in London with a full UK drivers license aged 21-70 and
are registered vehicle keepers?
7) How many drivers in the London holding a full UK drivers license are Males AND
how many are Females?
8) How many drivers are there in London with a full UK drivers license aged 18-20?
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The attached Excel spreadsheet provides details of all full licence holders by age and by
gender with separate figures for London and the rest of Great Britain. It is not possible to
know how many licence holders are also vehicle keepers since there is no cross reference
between the drivers and vehicles databases. All driver records are held under name, date of
birth and address, while all vehicle records are held under the registration number of the
vehicle.
The information supplied to you continues to be protected by the Copyright, Designs and
Patents Act 1988. You are free to use it for your own purposes, including any non-
commercial research you are doing and for the purposes of news reporting. Any other re-use,
for example commercial publication, would require the permission of the copyright holder.
Most documents supplied by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency will have been
produced by Government officials and will be Crown Copyright. You can find details on the
arrangements for re-using Crown Copyright on the Office of Public Sector Information
website at:
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/click/use/index.htm.
If you are unhappy with the decisions made by this Agency in relation to your request, you
may ask for an internal review. If you wish to complain, you should write to Freedom of
Information D16, DVLA, Longview Road, Morriston, Swansea, SA6 7JL, or by e-mail,
[DVLA request email]
If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to apply
directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Please see attached details of the
complaints procedure and your right to complain to the Information Commissioner.
If you have any queries about this letter, please contact Freedom of Information at DVLA
using the details above. Please remember to quote the reference above in any future
communications.
Yours sincerely
FOI
Unsigned - Sent via e-mail
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