Driving Tests: Wales
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the current average waiting time is for car driving tests in Wales; how many driving test centres in Wales have an average waiting time of (a) over 12 weeks, (b) over 18 weeks, and (c) over 24 weeks; and what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Wales on reducing driving test waiting times in Wales.
Answered by Simon Lightwood
The average waiting time for a car practical driving test in Wales in February 2026 was 16.8 weeks. The table below shows the average waiting time in February 2026 for a car practical driving test at driving test centres in Wales:
Driving Test Centre | Average waiting time in February 2026 (in weeks) |
Abergavenny | 24 |
Aberystwyth (Park Avenue) | 15.75 |
Bala | 14 |
Bangor | 18.5 |
Barry | 6.5 |
Brecon | 10 |
Bridgend | 12.25 |
Cardiff (Llanishen) | 20.25 |
Cardigan | 8.25 |
Carmarthen | 15.25 |
Llanelli | 9.75 |
Llantrisant | 19.5 |
Merthyr Tydfil | 19.75 |
Monmouth | 5.75 |
Newport (Gwent) | 24 |
Newtown | 24 |
Pembroke Dock | 18.5 |
Pwllheli | 3.5 |
Rhyl | 21 |
Swansea | 17.25 |
Wrexham | 11 |
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