Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 94427

Driving Tests: North East

Tabled: 25 November 2025
Answered: 1 December 2025

Question

Lewis Atkinson

LabourSunderland 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 Lightwood
The 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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