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22 March 2022
Thomas Brocherie
[FYI request #18848 email]
REF: OIA-9703
Dear Thomas
Request made under the Official Information Act 1982
Thank you for your email
of 13 March 2022 requesting the following information under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act):
I request the number of people who have held p endorsements in the years 2017, 2018, 2019,
2020, 2021 and 2022 separately.
The information you have requested is provided to you in the table below:
Total number of current passenger endorsement holders
as at 31 December 2017-2021 and 16 March 2022
As at date
Total
31/12/2017
45,259
31/12/2018
51,724
31/12/2019
54,796
31/12/2020
54,134
31/12/2021
51,786
16/03/2022
51,498
It is important to note:
• The information was extracted from the Driver Licence Register (DLR) and is current as at 16
March 2022.
• The data is not indicative of whether a passenger endorsement holder was active or inactive
at the reported dates.
• Data is limited to current licence holders with a current Passenger (P) endorsement held as at
31 December, 2017-2021 and 16 March 2022.
• Further information on passenger endorsements can be found at:
o www.nzta.govt.nz/driver-licences/getting-an-endorsement/getting-an-endorsement-
pvio/applying-for-a-passenger-p-endorsement/.
If you would like to discuss this reply with Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, 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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