Driving Tests
(asked on 30th June 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving test centres there were in each UK nation in (a) 2010, (b) 2015, (c) 2020 and (d) as of 30 June 2022.
The table below shows the number of driving test centres (DTC) in Great Britain from where the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) delivered practical driver and riding tests.
| 2015 | 2020 | As of 30 June 2022 |
|
England | 277 | 258 | 250 | |
Scotland | 96 | 85 | 86 | |
Wales | 28 | 25 | 24 | |
Great Britain total | 401 | 368 | 360 | |
In 2010, practical driver and riding tests were delivered by the DVSA’s predecessor, the Driving Standards Agency. The DVSA does not retain records of DTCs dating back to 2010 in line with its retention policies.
The DVSA does not hold data relating to DTCs in Northern Ireland. Practical driver and rider testing is delivered by the Driver and Vehicle Agency (DVA).