Driving Tests: Birmingham Northfield
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Q44 of the oral evidence given by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State to the Transport Select Committee on 4 December 2024, HC 437, what the average waiting time for driving tests is in Birmingham Northfield constituency.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood
The average car practical test waiting time for Driving Test Centres that serve the Birmingham Northfield constituency can be found in the table below:
Driving test centre | Average car practical driving test waiting time (Nov 2024) |
Kingsheath | 24 weeks |
Shirley | 22.8 weeks |
The average waiting time for Vocational tests 3a and 3b, for Garretts Green test centre which serves the Birmingham Northfield constituency, can be found in the table below:
Type of Vocational test | Average test waiting time (Nov 2024) |
Vocational 3a | 6.5 |
Vocational 3b | 2.8 |
With regards to part 2 and 3 approved driving instructor tests, these types of tests are not booked the same way as other types of tests, and the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency is not able to record how long waiting times are at any given test centre.
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