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Shortest Driving Test Waiting Times in the UK

These centres have the quickest waits right now, sorted from shortest to longest so you can find a test sooner.

Centres tracked
290
Average wait
14.2 weeks
Shortest wait
1 week
Bishopbriggs
Under 6 weeks
16%
of all centres
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Driving test waits vary hugely across the UK. Quieter or rural centres often have much shorter waits than busy city ones. If you're happy to travel a bit, picking a centre with a shorter wait could save you weeks.

# Test centre Wait Pass rate
1 Bishopbriggs Scotland 1 week
50.5%
2 Bury St Edmunds East of England 1 week
45.7%
3 Dumbarton Scotland 1 week
53.5%
4 Scunthorpe Yorkshire & the Humber 1 week
44.4%
5 Sheffield (Handsworth) Yorkshire & the Humber 1 week
45.3%
6 Chippenham South West England 2 weeks
50.6%
7 Crawley South East England 2 weeks
40.1%
8 Dorchester South West England 2 weeks
66.7%
9 Inverurie Scotland 2 weeks
54.3%
10 Newton Abbot South West England 2 weeks
51.9%
11 Stornoway Scotland 2 weeks
56.2%
12 Trowbridge South West England 2 weeks
51.1%
13 Aberystwyth Wales 3 weeks
53.2%
14 Birmingham (Cocks Moors) West Midlands 3 weeks
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15 Bristol (Kingswood) South West England 3 weeks
52.0%
16 Colchester East of England 3 weeks
48.0%
17 Hinckley East Midlands 3 weeks
48.3%
18 Maidstone South East England 3 weeks
58.0%
19 Orkney Scotland 3 weeks
66.0%
20 Oxford (Cowley) South East England 3 weeks
48.2%
21 Portsmouth South East England 3 weeks
51.8%
22 Stevenage East of England 3 weeks
44.9%
23 Stoke on Trent (Newcastle under Lyme) 3 weeks
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24 Wolverhampton West Midlands 3 weeks
33.5%
25 Bolton (Manchester) North West England 4 weeks
56.7%
26 Lee On The Solent South East England 4 weeks
59.6%
27 Livingston Scotland 4 weeks
50.7%
28 Oswestry West Midlands 4 weeks
55.6%
29 Taunton South West England 4 weeks
56.3%
30 Tolworth (London) London 4 weeks
53.3%
31 Burgess Hill South East England 5 weeks
43.2%
32 Carmarthen Wales 5 weeks
54.4%
33 Chester North West England 5 weeks
46.2%
34 Grimsby Coldwater Yorkshire & the Humber 5 weeks
—
35 Perth (Arran Road) Scotland 5 weeks
46.0%
36 West Wickham (London) London 5 weeks
50.9%
37 Bedford East of England 6 weeks
49.9%
38 Brodick (Isle of Arran) Scotland 6 weeks
—
39 Bromley (London) London 6 weeks
51.7%
40 Burton on Trent East Midlands 6 weeks
54.1%
41 Camborne South West England 6 weeks
41.3%
42 Chertsey (London) London 6 weeks
50.3%
43 Edinburgh (Currie) Scotland 6 weeks
43.2%
44 Gairloch Scotland 6 weeks
69.2%
45 Newtown Wales 6 weeks
63.7%
46 Pembroke Dock Wales 6 weeks
57.9%
47 Walton LGV 6 weeks
—
48 Workington North West England 6 weeks
48.3%
49 Canterbury South East England 7 weeks
50.3%
50 East Kilbride Scotland 7 weeks
46.4%
51 Isle of Barra Scotland 7 weeks
60.0%
52 Ludlow East Midlands 7 weeks
59.6%
53 Ayr Scotland 8 weeks
56.8%
54 Bala Wales 8 weeks
61.5%
55 Basildon East of England 8 weeks
45.6%
56 Bredbury (Manchester) North West England 8 weeks
—
57 Cardigan Wales 8 weeks
49.8%
58 Clacton-on-Sea East of England 8 weeks
47.4%
59 Derby (Alvaston) East Midlands 8 weeks
51.3%
60 Galashiels Scotland 8 weeks
49.1%
61 Heckmondwike Yorkshire & the Humber 8 weeks
46.7%
62 Llanelli Wales 8 weeks
51.0%
63 Poole South West England 8 weeks
48.4%
64 Pwllheli Wales 8 weeks
66.0%
65 Rothesay Scotland 8 weeks
—
66 Southall (London) London 8 weeks
46.3%
67 Southampton (Maybush) South East England 8 weeks
47.1%
68 Ullapool Scotland 8 weeks
74.6%
69 Bridgend Wales 9 weeks
53.1%
70 Cheltenham South West England 9 weeks
46.7%
71 Duns Scotland 9 weeks
74.2%
72 Greenock Scotland 9 weeks
42.4%
73 Hornchurch (London) London 9 weeks
48.3%
74 Lincoln East Midlands 9 weeks
49.8%
75 Nuneaton West Midlands 9 weeks
52.6%
76 Thurso Scotland 9 weeks
58.1%
77 Wellingborough East Midlands 9 weeks
55.1%
78 Brentwood (London) London 10 weeks
48.5%
79 Forfar Scotland 10 weeks
67.5%
80 Melton Mowbray East Midlands 10 weeks
63.9%
81 Merthyr Tydfil Wales 10 weeks
53.5%
82 Salisbury South West England 10 weeks
52.5%
83 Arbroath Scotland 11 weeks
78.9%
84 Ashfield 11 weeks
51.2%
85 Berwick-On-Tweed North East England 11 weeks
54.3%
86 Chichester South East England 11 weeks
64.2%
87 Chingford (London) London 11 weeks
36.5%
88 Coventry West Midlands 11 weeks
42.3%
89 Dudley West Midlands 11 weeks
45.7%
90 Glasgow (Anniesland) Scotland 11 weeks
40.8%
91 Lanark Scotland 11 weeks
55.0%
92 Leicester (Wigston) East Midlands 11 weeks
43.9%
93 Northampton East Midlands 11 weeks
50.4%
94 Northwich North West England 11 weeks
54.7%
95 Rhyl Wales 11 weeks
55.9%
96 Sidcup (London) London 11 weeks
59.0%
97 Ashford (Kent) South East England 12 weeks
—
98 Banbury 12 weeks
39.9%
99 Borehamwood (London) London 12 weeks
46.8%
100 Bridlington Yorkshire & the Humber 12 weeks
56.4%
101 Cheetham Hill (Manchester) North West England 12 weeks
—
102 Erith (London) London 12 weeks
49.3%
103 Fort William Scotland 12 weeks
62.3%
104 Glasgow (Shieldhall) Scotland 12 weeks
37.7%
105 Grangemouth Scotland 12 weeks
46.4%
106 Kettering East of England 12 weeks
46.0%
107 Knaresborough Yorkshire & the Humber 12 weeks
58.6%
108 Pinner (London) London 12 weeks
50.3%
109 Reading South East England 12 weeks
49.8%
110 Stirling Scotland 12 weeks
38.7%
111 Swansea Wales 12 weeks
52.1%
112 Warwick (Wedgenock House) Scotland 12 weeks
—
113 Yeovil South West England 12 weeks
59.7%
114 Alness Scotland 13 weeks
63.0%
115 Callander Scotland 13 weeks
47.4%
116 Edinburgh (Musselburgh) Scotland 13 weeks
47.0%
117 Featherstone Yorkshire & the Humber 13 weeks
34.1%
118 Isleworth (Fleming Way) London 13 weeks
—
119 Kirkcaldy Scotland 13 weeks
47.5%
120 Letchworth East of England 13 weeks
58.3%
121 Lichfield West Midlands 13 weeks
48.6%
122 Loughborough East Midlands 13 weeks
43.7%
123 Lowestoft(Mobbs Way) East of England 13 weeks
—
124 Nottingham (Chilwell) East Midlands 13 weeks
43.9%
125 Preston North West England 13 weeks
53.7%
126 Tunbridge Wells South East England 13 weeks
58.9%
127 Weston-super-Mare South West England 13 weeks
56.5%
128 Winchester South East England 13 weeks
47.9%
129 Atherton (Manchester) North West England 14 weeks
—
130 Chorley North West England 14 weeks
48.3%
131 Darlington North East England 14 weeks
49.2%
132 Glasgow (Baillieston) Scotland 14 weeks
44.4%
133 Hamilton Scotland 14 weeks
39.5%
134 Hereford West Midlands 14 weeks
59.4%
135 Inveraray Scotland 14 weeks
85.1%
136 Islay Island Scotland 14 weeks
—
137 Llantrisant 14 weeks
—
138 Peterborough East of England 14 weeks
50.2%
139 Scarborough Yorkshire & the Humber 14 weeks
51.7%
140 Aylesbury South East England 15 weeks
48.7%
141 Bletchley East of England 15 weeks
45.7%
142 Dunfermline (Vine) Scotland 15 weeks
—
143 Horsforth Yorkshire & the Humber 15 weeks
51.3%
144 Ipswich East of England 15 weeks
63.1%
145 Isle of Mull Scotland 15 weeks
71.4%
146 Peebles Scotland 15 weeks
67.1%
147 Redhill Aerodrome 15 weeks
49.4%
148 Shrewsbury West Midlands 15 weeks
49.2%
149 Wanstead (London) London 15 weeks
40.4%
150 Worcester West Midlands 15 weeks
50.6%
151 Yeading (London) London 15 weeks
46.9%
152 Belvedere (London) London 16 weeks
38.3%
153 Bodmin South West England 16 weeks
46.1%
154 Bradford (Thornbury) Yorkshire & the Humber 16 weeks
47.1%
155 Hull Yorkshire & the Humber 16 weeks
45.2%
156 Inverness (Longman Drive) Scotland 16 weeks
45.9%
157 Irvine Scotland 16 weeks
49.2%
158 Launceston South West England 16 weeks
48.3%
159 Loughton (London) London 16 weeks
48.0%
160 Mitcham (London) London 16 weeks
48.9%
161 Morden (London) London 16 weeks
48.8%
162 Norwich (Peachman Way) East of England 16 weeks
57.1%
163 Paisley Scotland 16 weeks
46.6%
164 Redditch West Midlands 16 weeks
46.7%
165 Rugby West Midlands 16 weeks
46.0%
166 Tilbury London 16 weeks
49.1%
167 Barry Wales 17 weeks
61.8%
168 Basingstoke South East England 17 weeks
56.9%
169 Birmingham (Kingstanding) West Midlands 17 weeks
44.6%
170 Enfield (Innova Business Park) London 17 weeks
54.1%
171 Guildford South East England 17 weeks
51.9%
172 Haddington Scotland 17 weeks
62.2%
173 Hartlepool North East England 17 weeks
49.7%
174 Hendon (London) London 17 weeks
49.5%
175 Hexham North East England 17 weeks
56.7%
176 Leicester (Cannock Street) East Midlands 17 weeks
37.7%
177 Lochgilphead Scotland 17 weeks
62.5%
178 Northallerton North East England 17 weeks
58.6%
179 Stafford West Midlands 17 weeks
46.1%
180 Swindon South West England 17 weeks
49.3%
181 Wakefield Yorkshire & the Humber 17 weeks
46.8%
182 Wednesbury West Midlands 17 weeks
36.4%
183 Wrexham Wales 17 weeks
56.8%
184 Airdrie Scotland 18 weeks
41.3%
185 Bangor Wales 18 weeks
64.1%
186 Barnet (London) London 18 weeks
49.9%
187 Barnstaple South West England 18 weeks
54.7%
188 Birmingham (Kings Heath) West Midlands 18 weeks
47.0%
189 Birmingham (Shirley) West Midlands 18 weeks
58.1%
190 Bradford (Heaton) Yorkshire & the Humber 18 weeks
49.5%
191 Chadderton North West England 18 weeks
44.9%
192 Dumfries Scotland 18 weeks
47.0%
193 Gillingham South East England 18 weeks
57.2%
194 Goodmayes (London) London 18 weeks
43.7%
195 Kendal (Oxenholme Road) North West England 18 weeks
—
196 Leeds (Colton Mill) 18 weeks
—
197 Nottingham (Colwick) East Midlands 18 weeks
45.5%
198 Penzance South West England 18 weeks
49.2%
199 Slough (London) London 18 weeks
45.6%
200 St Albans East of England 18 weeks
48.4%
201 St Helens (Liverpool) North West England 18 weeks
40.2%
202 Telford West Midlands 18 weeks
43.9%
203 Watford London 18 weeks
46.6%
204 Bishops Stortford East of England 19 weeks
50.4%
205 Blackpool North West England 19 weeks
49.6%
206 Crewe North West England 19 weeks
44.4%
207 Eastbourne South East England 19 weeks
52.2%
208 Farnborough South East England 19 weeks
58.3%
209 Greenford (Horsenden Lane) London 19 weeks
—
210 Hawick Scotland 19 weeks
61.1%
211 Mill Hill (London) London 19 weeks
51.1%
212 Sevenoaks South East England 19 weeks
53.6%
213 Worthing South East England 19 weeks
58.8%
214 Alnwick North East England 20 weeks
51.0%
215 Birmingham (South Yardley) West Midlands 20 weeks
41.6%
216 Blackburn with Darwen North West England 20 weeks
47.8%
217 Bristol (Avonmouth) South West England 20 weeks
53.7%
218 Cardiff (Llanishen) Wales 20 weeks
51.3%
219 Durham 20 weeks
—
220 Elgin Scotland 20 weeks
44.5%
221 Hastings (Ore) South East England 20 weeks
—
222 Herne Bay South East England 20 weeks
55.5%
223 Kelso Scotland 20 weeks
57.4%
224 Pitlochry Scotland 20 weeks
—
225 Plymouth South West England 20 weeks
40.8%
226 Rochdale (Manchester) North West England 20 weeks
—
227 Stoke on Trent (Cobridge) 20 weeks
—
228 Stranraer Scotland 20 weeks
72.4%
229 Uxbridge (London) London 20 weeks
49.6%
230 Widnes North West England 20 weeks
40.1%
231 Wood Green (London) London 20 weeks
46.8%
232 Abergavenny Wales 21 weeks
61.1%
233 Bury (Manchester) North West England 21 weeks
40.3%
234 Folkestone South East England 21 weeks
45.4%
235 Gloucester South West England 21 weeks
49.6%
236 Greenham 21 weeks
52.1%
237 Louth East Midlands 21 weeks
54.4%
238 Nelson North West England 21 weeks
47.9%
239 Rotherham Yorkshire & the Humber 21 weeks
51.4%
240 Brecon Wales 22 weeks
58.9%
241 Castle Douglas Scotland 22 weeks
50.2%
242 Dundee Scotland 22 weeks
60.4%
243 Heysham North West England 22 weeks
55.0%
244 Huddersfield Yorkshire & the Humber 22 weeks
48.4%
245 Leeds (Fearnville) Yorkshire & the Humber 22 weeks
50.2%
246 Luton East of England 22 weeks
40.1%
247 Macclesfield North West England 22 weeks
49.9%
248 Malton Yorkshire & the Humber 22 weeks
67.5%
249 Newton Stewart Scotland 22 weeks
64.1%
250 Peterhead Scotland 22 weeks
57.8%
251 Sheffield (Middlewood Road) Yorkshire & the Humber 22 weeks
47.5%
252 Skegness East of England 22 weeks
57.6%
253 Southend-on-Sea East of England 22 weeks
48.1%
254 Speke (Liverpool) North West England 22 weeks
—
255 Steeton Yorkshire & the Humber 22 weeks
50.5%
256 Tottenham London 22 weeks
47.9%
257 Warrington North West England 22 weeks
55.3%
258 Whitby Yorkshire & the Humber 22 weeks
65.2%
259 York Yorkshire & the Humber 22 weeks
51.3%
260 Aberdeen North Scotland 23 weeks
43.1%
261 Barnsley Yorkshire & the Humber 23 weeks
52.3%
262 Birmingham (Garretts Green) West Midlands 23 weeks
42.0%
263 Blyth North East England 23 weeks
47.2%
264 Boston East of England 23 weeks
50.7%
265 Buxton North West England 23 weeks
57.0%
266 Chesterfield East Midlands 23 weeks
54.5%
267 Cumnock Scotland 23 weeks
61.2%
268 Doncaster Yorkshire & the Humber 23 weeks
42.0%
269 Exeter South West England 23 weeks
47.9%
270 Gateshead North East England 23 weeks
37.4%
271 Girvan Scotland 23 weeks
68.9%
272 Gosforth North East England 23 weeks
47.5%
273 Grantham (Somerby) East Midlands 23 weeks
58.1%
274 Halifax Yorkshire & the Humber 23 weeks
44.8%
275 Kings Lynn East of England 23 weeks
46.0%
276 Middlesbrough North East England 23 weeks
48.3%
277 Newport (Gwent) Wales 23 weeks
51.0%
278 Newport (Isle of Wight) 23 weeks
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279 Norris Green (Liverpool) North West England 23 weeks
38.7%
280 Pontefract Yorkshire & the Humber 23 weeks
47.8%
281 Sale (Manchester) North West England 23 weeks
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282 Skipton Yorkshire & the Humber 23 weeks
54.4%
283 Southport (Liverpool) North West England 23 weeks
59.2%
284 Upton 23 weeks
50.0%
285 Wallasey North West England 23 weeks
49.6%
286 West Didsbury (Manchester) North West England 23 weeks
—
287 Worksop East Midlands 23 weeks
53.3%
288 Cambridge (Brookmount Court) East of England 24 weeks
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289 Leighton Buzzard (Stanbridge Road) East of England 27 weeks
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290 Sunderland North East England 27 weeks
47.1%

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