Blackburn has the highest number of approved driving instructors in UK

Blackburn was found to have 243 approved driving instructors per 100,000 people, placing it fourth out of 10, behind only Reading, Peterborough and Gloucester.

The research also revealed that there are 45,640 provisional licence holders per 100,000 people in Blackburn; there have been 269 road accidents across the town; and between 2021-22 the average driving test pass rate was 47 per cent.

The UK areas with the highest number of approved driving instructors from left to right read: rank; region; approved driving instructors - total per 100,000 people:

1; Reading 286

2; Peterborough; 262

3; Gloucester; 250

4; Blackburn; 243

5; Portsmouth; 242

6; Leicester; 223

7; Oxford; 218

8; Northampton; 215

9; Nottingham; 203

10; Darlington; 196

The research was carried out by experts at Bill Plant Driving School, who discovered the best UK areas for learner drivers, by looking at the locations with the most approved instructors, the most provisional licence holders, the least road accidents and congestion, as well as those with the best driving test pass rate.

The research also revealed:

• London has been named as the UK location with the lowest number of approved driving instructors. Across the city, there are 25 instructors per 100,000 people.

• Reading also has the highest number of provisional licence holders per 100,00 people, with more than 47,000 being male and more than 53,000 being female.

• Aberdeen has been named the UK area with the lowest number of car accidents (70). While Falkirk has the second-lowest (82) and Darlington has the third (103).

• The UK area with the least congestion is Telford, followed by Lincoln, Peterborough and Hereford.

• Durham has the best driving test pass rate in the UK (63.4 per cent), followed by Perth (61.4 per cent) and Hereford (61.0 per cent). All three areas have more female drivers who have passed than males.