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Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Driving Tests

Asked by Alex MayerLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 6 December 2024UIN 17345

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time was in weeks for a Driver Certificate of Professional Competence part 3b test in (a) England, (b) Central Bedfordshire and (c) each driving centre in November (i) 2024 and (ii) 2023.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood

The average waiting time in weeks, in November 2024 and November 2023, for a Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) part 3b test, at test centres in England, and all other test centres, is contained within the attached document.

The table below shows the average waiting time in weeks for November 2024 and November 2023, at Leighton Buzzard (Stanbridge Road) test centre, which serves Central Bedfordshire.

Average waiting time November 2024

Average waiting time November 2023

Leighton Buzzard (Stanbridge Road)

2.5

1.5

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