Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time was for a practical driving test in (a) London and (b) the London Borough of Hounslow in the latest period for which data is available.

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is working hard to provide as many practical driving test appointments as possible at all test centres, including in London. The latest driving examiner recruitment campaign has resulted in 13 new driving examiners in London, and the current campaign aims to bring in even more examiners to the London area.

In January, the average waiting time for a car practical driving test in the London Borough of Hounslow was 12.6 weeks, compared with the national average of 14.2 weeks.

The January average waiting time for a car practical driving test in the London and the South East area was 16 weeks.