Driving Tests: Scottish Borders
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time is for driving tests at (a) Hawick, (b) Galashiels, (c) Kelso, (d) Duns and (e) Berwick-On-Tweed test centres.
Answered by Simon Lightwood
The table below shows the May 2026 average waiting time (based on the national average waiting time metric of when a minimum of 10% of test slots are available) and number of tests booked and available for a car practical driving test at the (a) Hawick, (b) Galashiels, (c) Kelso, (d) Duns and (e) Berwick-On-Tweed driving test centres (DTC) as of 15 June 2026.
Driving test centre | Average car practical driving test waiting time in weeks (May 2026) | Booked tests (as of 15 June 2026) | Tests available in 24 week booking window (as of 15 June 2026) |
Hawick | 18.8 | 156 | 2 |
Galashiels | 21.8 | 730 | 54 |
Kelso | 24.0 | 176 | 1 |
Duns | 13.5 | 48 | 1 |
Berwick-On-Tweed | 24.0 | 337 | 1 |
Scotland | 21.9 | 50,103 | 3,035 |
Great Britain (National) | 21.8 | 662,655 | 75,785 |
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