Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 93247

Driving Tests: Standards

Tabled: 20 November 2025

Answered: 28 November 2025

Question

Mr Richard Holden

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving test centres recorded the maximum waiting time of 24 weeks for a practical car driving test in each month from July 2023 to October 2025; and if he will list those centres.

Answer

Simon Lightwood

The national average waiting time for a car practical driving test in October 2025 was 21.9 weeks. There were four test centres in total where the waiting time for a practical car driving test was 24 weeks for each month from July 2023 to October 2025. Th...

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