Driving Tests: Waiting Lists
(asked on 12th June 2025) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average time was to obtain a UK driving test in each region in the most recent 12 months for which data is available; and what percentage of applicants were foreign nationals.
The table below shows the average waiting time for a car practical driving test by driving test centre regions, for the financial year 2024/25. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) does not collect any data regarding the customer's nationality when they book, or attend, their car practical driving test.
Region | Average Waiting Time In Weeks |
Zone A (Scotland and North-East England) | 17.1 |
Zone B (Wales and North-West England) | 17.5 |
Zone C (Midlands and South-West England) | 21.6 |
Zone D (London and South-East England) | 22.4 |
National | 19.5 |