Learner drivers have been issued a warning as pass rates fall.
According to research from DVSA, the pass rate has dropped to 47.1 per cent between January and March 2022, from 48.1 per cent in the previous quarter.
In their research, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) found that the driving examiner had to physically intervene in one in five failed tests while one in ten who failed their tests said it was due to being nervous.