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Driving Tests: Waiting Lists

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 25 February 2026UIN 111858

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for each month since November 2025, 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 answer of 9 January 2026 to Question 101472 provided information on which driving test centres had a waiting time of 24 weeks in each month from July 2024, including for November 2025.

The answer of 22 January 2026 to Question 104863 provided information on which driving test centres had a waiting time of 24 weeks in December 2025.

The attached Excel document shows how many driving test centres had a waiting time of 24 weeks for a practical car driving test, in January 2026.

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