Driving Tests: Scottish Borders
(asked on 16th June 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
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.
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 |