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8 February 2023 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Christine Meads 
[FYI request #21527 email] 
REF: OIA-11805 
 
Dear Christine 
 
Request made under the Official Information Act 1982 
 
Thank you for your email of 6 January 2023 requesting the following information under the Official 
Information Act 1982 (the Act): 
 
Can you please provide a breakdown for the below across each region and nationally for each of 
the years separately - 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022: 
 
1.  How many people who sat their restricted licence test for the first time passed it? 
2.  Of those people who didn't pass on their first attempt, how many went on to pass the restricted 
licence test on their second attempt? 
3.  On average, how many attempts did it take for people to pass their restricted licence? 
 
4.  Can you please provide the same breakdown for people sitting their full licence test. 
 
5.  Does the Government cover the cost for people on a Government funded benefit to sit a 
restricted or full licence test? 
 
On 1 January 2023, part five of your request was transferred to the Ministry of Social Development for 
response as allowed for under section 14 of the Act. 
 
The information requested in parts one to four of your request can be found in the following enclosed 
spreadsheet: 
  Attachment 1: OIA-11805 – driver licence test attempts 2019 – 2022.xlsx 
 
The data released to you should be considered in line with the caveats on the first page of the 
spreadsheet. 
 
In line with Waka Kotahi policy, this response will soon be published on our website, with personal 
information removed. 
 
 
 
   

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If you would like to discuss this reply with Waka Kotahi, please contact Kerry Greig, Manager, Data 
Services, by email to [email address]  
 
 
Yours sincerely 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Galina Mitchelhill 
Senior Manager, Research and Analytics 
 
 
 
 
 
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