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Driving Tests: Waiting Lists

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 24 April 2026UIN 127873

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the monthly average waiting time was for a car practical driving test at each driving test centre and zone for a) March and b) April 2026.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

The attached spreadsheet (WPQ-00066787) shows the average waiting time for car practical driving tests at each driving test centre, and zone, for March 2026. This data is based on the national average waiting time metric of when a minimum of 10% of test slots are available.

Data for April 2026 will be available in May 2026.

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency also records national median waiting time data (the time between the first test booking and test taken) for practical car driving tests. In March 2026 this was 9 weeks. This data, broken down by test centre and zone, is currently not available for March and April 2026.

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