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Driving Tests: Waiting Lists

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 9 January 2026UIN 101472

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for each month since July 2024, how many driving test centres recorded the maximum waiting time of 24 weeks for a practical car test; and if she will publish a list of those test centres for each month since.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

The attached Excel document (Table for UIN 101472) shows which driving test centres had a waiting time of 24 weeks in each month from July 2024 to November 2025.

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