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Driving Tests: Birmingham Edgbaston

Asked by Preet Kaur GillLabour (Co-op)Department for TransportTabled Answered 26 March 2025UIN 39545

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time for driving tests is in Birmingham, Edgbaston constituency.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood

The table below shows the average waiting time for driving test centres that serve customers living in the Edgbaston constituency, as of the 17 March 2025.

Driving test centre

Average waiting time as of the 17 March 2025 (in weeks).

Birmingham (Kings Heath)

24

Birmingham (South Yardley)

24

Birmingham (Shirley)

24

Birmingham (Garretts Green)

24

Birmingham (Kingstanding)

24

The current national average for driving tests as of February 2025 is 21.3 weeks.

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