Driving Tests: Waiting Lists

(asked on 1st June 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time for a practical car driving test was in (a) April 2026 and (b) May 2026.


Answered by
Simon Lightwood Portrait
Simon Lightwood
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
This question was answered on 12th June 2026

The table below shows the national average waiting time (based on the national average waiting time metric of when a minimum of 10% of test slots are available), and the national median waiting time (the time between the first test booking and test taken) for car practical driving tests in April and May 2026.

Month

National average waiting time (based on the national average waiting time metric of when a minimum of 10% of test slots are available)

National median waiting time (the time between the first test booking and test taken)

April 2026

22.3 weeks

9.1 weeks

May 2026

21.8 weeks

9.7 weeks

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