Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 78713

Driving Tests: Standards

Tabled: 10 October 2025

Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Mr Richard Holden

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time for a practical car driving test was in (a) each of the 12 months before 5 July 2024 and (b) each month since that date.

Answer

Simon Lightwood

The table below shows the national average car driving test waiting time in weeks, for the months July 2023 to September 2025.MonthNational average car driving test waiting time in weeksJul-2319.1Aug-2320.2Sep-2320.4Oct-2318.9Nov-2318.4Dec-2317.4Jan-2415....

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