Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 94427
Driving Tests: North East
Tabled: 25 November 2025
Answered: 1 December 2025
Question
Lewis Atkinson
Labour — Sunderland Central
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time is for a driving test in (a) Sunderland and (b) neighbouring test centres; and how many additional driving examiners have been recruited to test centres in the North East since May
Answer
Simon LightwoodThe table below shows the current average waiting time in weeks and the number of tests available at Sunderland, Gateshead, Gosforth and Durham driving test centres (DTC) as of 24 November 2025. Driving test centre (DTC) Average car practical driving te...
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