Driving Tests: Waiting Lists
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time for a practical car driving test was in April 2026.
Answered by Simon Lightwood
In April 2026 there were 1,618 full-time equivalent (FTE) driving examiners in post, and out of those, 1,604 were available to deliver practical car driving tests.
The national average waiting time (when a minimum of 10% of test slots are available) for a car practical test was 22.3 weeks in April 2026, with the median waiting time (the time between first test booking and test taken) at 9.1 weeks.
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