Driving Tests: Standards
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time for a practical car driving test was in (a) each of the 12 months before 5 July 2024 and (b) each month since that date.
Answered by Simon Lightwood
The table below shows the national average car driving test waiting time in weeks, for the months July 2023 to September 2025.
Month | National average car driving test waiting time in weeks |
Jul-23 | 19.1 |
Aug-23 | 20.2 |
Sep-23 | 20.4 |
Oct-23 | 18.9 |
Nov-23 | 18.4 |
Dec-23 | 17.4 |
Jan-24 | 15.3 |
Feb-24 | 16.2 |
Mar-24 | 17.1 |
Apr-24 | 17.8 |
May-24 | 18.6 |
Jun-24 | 18.4 |
Jul-24 | 18.1 |
Aug-24 | 18.5 |
Sep-24 | 19 |
Oct-24 | 19.5 |
Nov-24 | 19.7 |
Dec-24 | 20.8 |
Jan-25 | 20.8 |
Feb-25 | 21.3 |
Mar-25 | 21.7 |
Apr-25 | 22.3 |
May-25 | 22.5 |
Jun-25 | 22.3 |
Jul-25 | 22.2 |
Aug-25 | 22.5 |
Sep-25 | 21.8 |
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