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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
285
Average wait
14.8 weeks
Shortest wait
1 week
Burgess Hill
Under 6 weeks
17%
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 Burgess Hill South East England 1 week
43.2%
2 Chester North West England 1 week
46.2%
3 Dunfermline (Vine) Scotland 1 week
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4 Grimsby Coldwater Yorkshire & the Humber 1 week
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5 Lincoln East Midlands 1 week
49.8%
6 Aberdeen South (Cove) Scotland 2 weeks
51.4%
7 Brentwood (London) London 2 weeks
48.5%
8 Chadderton North West England 2 weeks
44.9%
9 Goodmayes (London) London 2 weeks
43.7%
10 High Wycombe South East England 2 weeks
51.0%
11 Louth East Midlands 2 weeks
54.4%
12 Ludlow East Midlands 2 weeks
59.6%
13 Tolworth (London) London 2 weeks
53.3%
14 Derby (Alvaston) East Midlands 3 weeks
51.3%
15 East Kilbride Scotland 3 weeks
46.4%
16 Eastbourne South East England 3 weeks
52.2%
17 Kingussie Scotland 3 weeks
64.1%
18 Newton Abbot South West England 3 weeks
51.9%
19 Northampton East Midlands 3 weeks
50.4%
20 Slough (London) London 3 weeks
45.6%
21 Ayr Scotland 4 weeks
56.8%
22 Bala Wales 4 weeks
61.5%
23 Bedford East of England 4 weeks
49.9%
24 Bletchley East of England 4 weeks
45.7%
25 Galashiels Scotland 4 weeks
49.1%
26 Glasgow (Shieldhall) Scotland 4 weeks
37.7%
27 Grangemouth Scotland 4 weeks
46.4%
28 Hinckley East Midlands 4 weeks
48.3%
29 Kettering East of England 4 weeks
46.0%
30 Newton Stewart Scotland 4 weeks
64.1%
31 Perth (Arran Road) Scotland 4 weeks
46.0%
32 West Wickham (London) London 4 weeks
50.9%
33 Banff Scotland 5 weeks
52.4%
34 Basildon East of England 5 weeks
45.6%
35 Birmingham (Cocks Moors) West Midlands 5 weeks
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36 Colchester East of England 5 weeks
48.0%
37 Hornchurch (London) London 5 weeks
48.3%
38 Reading South East England 5 weeks
49.8%
39 Stafford West Midlands 5 weeks
46.1%
40 Wellingborough East Midlands 5 weeks
55.1%
41 Cumnock Scotland 6 weeks
61.2%
42 Forfar Scotland 6 weeks
67.5%
43 Hexham North East England 6 weeks
56.7%
44 Leicester (Cannock Street) East Midlands 6 weeks
37.7%
45 Llanelli Wales 6 weeks
51.0%
46 Melton Mowbray East Midlands 6 weeks
63.9%
47 Sheffield (Middlewood Road) Yorkshire & the Humber 6 weeks
47.5%
48 Tilbury London 6 weeks
49.1%
49 Tunbridge Wells South East England 6 weeks
58.9%
50 Warwick (Wedgenock House) Scotland 6 weeks
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51 Ashfield 7 weeks
51.2%
52 Berwick-On-Tweed North East England 7 weeks
54.3%
53 Cambridge (Brookmount Court) East of England 7 weeks
—
54 Guildford South East England 7 weeks
51.9%
55 Ipswich East of England 7 weeks
63.1%
56 Irvine Scotland 7 weeks
49.2%
57 Lanark Scotland 7 weeks
55.0%
58 Leicester (Wigston) East Midlands 7 weeks
43.9%
59 Northwich North West England 7 weeks
54.7%
60 Banbury 8 weeks
39.9%
61 Bangor Wales 8 weeks
64.1%
62 Barry Wales 8 weeks
61.8%
63 Bredbury (Manchester) North West England 8 weeks
—
64 Cardigan Wales 8 weeks
49.8%
65 Inverness (Longman Drive) Scotland 8 weeks
45.9%
66 Rothesay Scotland 8 weeks
—
67 Shrewsbury West Midlands 8 weeks
49.2%
68 Ullapool Scotland 8 weeks
74.6%
69 Alness Scotland 9 weeks
63.0%
70 Bridlington Yorkshire & the Humber 9 weeks
56.4%
71 Burton on Trent East Midlands 9 weeks
54.1%
72 Duns Scotland 9 weeks
74.2%
73 Hastings (Ore) South East England 9 weeks
—
74 Hull Yorkshire & the Humber 9 weeks
45.2%
75 Inveraray Scotland 9 weeks
85.1%
76 Lowestoft(Mobbs Way) East of England 9 weeks
—
77 Pembroke Dock Wales 9 weeks
57.9%
78 Rhyl Wales 9 weeks
55.9%
79 Southampton (Maybush) South East England 9 weeks
47.1%
80 Thurso Scotland 9 weeks
58.1%
81 Weston-super-Mare South West England 9 weeks
56.5%
82 Winchester South East England 9 weeks
47.9%
83 Atherton (Manchester) North West England 10 weeks
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84 Birmingham (Kings Heath) West Midlands 10 weeks
47.0%
85 Bridgend Wales 10 weeks
53.1%
86 Callander Scotland 10 weeks
47.4%
87 Hamilton Scotland 10 weeks
39.5%
88 Hereford West Midlands 10 weeks
59.4%
89 Peterborough East of England 10 weeks
50.2%
90 Pinner (London) London 10 weeks
50.3%
91 Scarborough Yorkshire & the Humber 10 weeks
51.7%
92 Scunthorpe Yorkshire & the Humber 10 weeks
44.4%
93 Sidcup (London) London 10 weeks
59.0%
94 Stirling Scotland 10 weeks
38.7%
95 Trowbridge South West England 10 weeks
51.1%
96 Watford London 10 weeks
46.6%
97 Gillingham South East England 11 weeks
57.2%
98 Isle of Mull Scotland 11 weeks
71.4%
99 Merthyr Tydfil Wales 11 weeks
53.5%
100 Rugby West Midlands 11 weeks
46.0%
101 Swansea Wales 11 weeks
52.1%
102 Chingford (London) London 12 weeks
36.5%
103 Dundee Scotland 12 weeks
60.4%
104 Fort William Scotland 12 weeks
62.3%
105 Loughton (London) London 12 weeks
48.0%
106 Morden (London) London 12 weeks
48.8%
107 Paisley Scotland 12 weeks
46.6%
108 Redditch West Midlands 12 weeks
46.7%
109 Stevenage East of England 12 weeks
44.9%
110 Worcester West Midlands 12 weeks
50.6%
111 Yeading (London) London 12 weeks
46.9%
112 Borehamwood (London) London 13 weeks
46.8%
113 Bromley (London) London 13 weeks
51.7%
114 Glasgow (Anniesland) Scotland 13 weeks
40.8%
115 Isleworth (Fleming Way) London 13 weeks
—
116 Kirkcaldy Scotland 13 weeks
47.5%
117 Knaresborough Yorkshire & the Humber 13 weeks
58.6%
118 Letchworth East of England 13 weeks
58.3%
119 Mallaig Scotland 13 weeks
63.0%
120 Peebles Scotland 13 weeks
67.1%
121 Swindon South West England 13 weeks
49.3%
122 Airdrie Scotland 14 weeks
41.3%
123 Basingstoke South East England 14 weeks
56.9%
124 Darlington North East England 14 weeks
49.2%
125 Farnborough South East England 14 weeks
58.3%
126 Glasgow (Baillieston) Scotland 14 weeks
44.4%
127 Islay Island Scotland 14 weeks
—
128 Llantrisant 14 weeks
—
129 Penzance South West England 14 weeks
49.2%
130 St Albans East of England 14 weeks
48.4%
131 Telford West Midlands 14 weeks
43.9%
132 Walton LGV 14 weeks
—
133 Bishops Stortford East of England 15 weeks
50.4%
134 Bradford (Thornbury) Yorkshire & the Humber 15 weeks
47.1%
135 Edinburgh (Currie) Scotland 15 weeks
43.2%
136 Featherstone Yorkshire & the Humber 15 weeks
34.1%
137 Horsforth Yorkshire & the Humber 15 weeks
51.3%
138 Launceston South West England 15 weeks
48.3%
139 Mill Hill (London) London 15 weeks
51.1%
140 Mitcham (London) London 15 weeks
48.9%
141 Poole South West England 15 weeks
48.4%
142 Southall (London) London 15 weeks
46.3%
143 Wakefield Yorkshire & the Humber 15 weeks
46.8%
144 Barnstaple South West England 16 weeks
54.7%
145 Belvedere (London) London 16 weeks
38.3%
146 Birmingham (Kingstanding) West Midlands 16 weeks
44.6%
147 Crawley South East England 16 weeks
40.1%
148 Hartlepool North East England 16 weeks
49.7%
149 Hendon (London) London 16 weeks
49.5%
150 Uxbridge (London) London 16 weeks
49.6%
151 Cheltenham South West England 17 weeks
46.7%
152 Edinburgh (Musselburgh) Scotland 17 weeks
47.0%
153 Kelso Scotland 17 weeks
57.4%
154 Kings Lynn East of England 17 weeks
46.0%
155 Lochgilphead Scotland 17 weeks
62.5%
156 Northallerton North East England 17 weeks
58.6%
157 Salisbury South West England 17 weeks
52.5%
158 St Helens (Liverpool) North West England 17 weeks
40.2%
159 Bishopbriggs Scotland 18 weeks
50.5%
160 Bradford (Heaton) Yorkshire & the Humber 18 weeks
49.5%
161 Dorchester South West England 18 weeks
66.7%
162 Elgin Scotland 18 weeks
44.5%
163 Greenham 18 weeks
52.1%
164 Heckmondwike Yorkshire & the Humber 18 weeks
46.7%
165 Kendal (Oxenholme Road) North West England 18 weeks
—
166 Leeds (Colton Mill) 18 weeks
—
167 Luton East of England 18 weeks
40.1%
168 Norwich (Peachman Way) East of England 18 weeks
57.1%
169 Nuneaton West Midlands 18 weeks
52.6%
170 Southend-on-Sea East of England 18 weeks
48.1%
171 Tottenham London 18 weeks
47.9%
172 Aylesbury South East England 19 weeks
48.7%
173 Ballater Scotland 19 weeks
77.8%
174 Blackpool North West England 19 weeks
49.6%
175 Brodick (Isle of Arran) Scotland 19 weeks
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176 Cardiff (Llanishen) Wales 19 weeks
51.3%
177 Castle Douglas Scotland 19 weeks
50.2%
178 Lichfield West Midlands 19 weeks
48.6%
179 Loughborough East Midlands 19 weeks
43.7%
180 Malton Yorkshire & the Humber 19 weeks
67.5%
181 Worthing South East England 19 weeks
58.8%
182 Folkestone South East England 20 weeks
45.4%
183 Herne Bay South East England 20 weeks
55.5%
184 Montrose Scotland 20 weeks
66.7%
185 Oban Scotland 20 weeks
61.9%
186 Oxford (Cowley) South East England 20 weeks
48.2%
187 Plymouth South West England 20 weeks
40.8%
188 Stranraer Scotland 20 weeks
72.4%
189 Whitby Yorkshire & the Humber 20 weeks
65.2%
190 Widnes North West England 20 weeks
40.1%
191 Arbroath Scotland 21 weeks
78.9%
192 Dunoon Scotland 21 weeks
62.8%
193 Durham 21 weeks
—
194 Heysham North West England 21 weeks
55.0%
195 Leighton Buzzard (Stanbridge Road) East of England 21 weeks
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196 Macclesfield North West England 21 weeks
49.9%
197 Nelson North West England 21 weeks
47.9%
198 Preston North West England 21 weeks
53.7%
199 Redhill Aerodrome 21 weeks
49.4%
200 Rochdale (Manchester) North West England 21 weeks
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201 Warrington North West England 21 weeks
55.3%
202 Birmingham (Shirley) West Midlands 22 weeks
58.1%
203 Blackburn with Darwen North West England 22 weeks
47.8%
204 Blyth North East England 22 weeks
47.2%
205 Bury (Manchester) North West England 22 weeks
40.3%
206 Chertsey (London) London 22 weeks
50.3%
207 Chorley North West England 22 weeks
48.3%
208 Dumbarton Scotland 22 weeks
53.5%
209 Exeter South West England 22 weeks
47.9%
210 Gateshead North East England 22 weeks
37.4%
211 Gloucester South West England 22 weeks
49.6%
212 Halifax Yorkshire & the Humber 22 weeks
44.8%
213 Hawick Scotland 22 weeks
61.1%
214 Huddersfield Yorkshire & the Humber 22 weeks
48.4%
215 Leeds (Fearnville) Yorkshire & the Humber 22 weeks
50.2%
216 Livingston Scotland 22 weeks
50.7%
217 Nottingham (Colwick) East Midlands 22 weeks
45.5%
218 Peterhead Scotland 22 weeks
57.8%
219 Pitlochry Scotland 22 weeks
—
220 Rotherham Yorkshire & the Humber 22 weeks
51.4%
221 Sale (Manchester) North West England 22 weeks
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222 Sevenoaks South East England 22 weeks
53.6%
223 Sheffield (Handsworth) Yorkshire & the Humber 22 weeks
45.3%
224 Skegness East of England 22 weeks
57.6%
225 Stoke on Trent (Cobridge) 22 weeks
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226 Wanstead (London) London 22 weeks
40.4%
227 Wood Green (London) London 22 weeks
46.8%
228 York Yorkshire & the Humber 22 weeks
51.3%
229 Aberfeldy Scotland 23 weeks
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230 Abergavenny Wales 23 weeks
61.1%
231 Aberystwyth Wales 23 weeks
53.2%
232 Alnwick North East England 23 weeks
51.0%
233 Ashford (Kent) South East England 23 weeks
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234 Barnet (London) London 23 weeks
49.9%
235 Barnsley Yorkshire & the Humber 23 weeks
52.3%
236 Birmingham (Garretts Green) West Midlands 23 weeks
42.0%
237 Birmingham (South Yardley) West Midlands 23 weeks
41.6%
238 Bodmin South West England 23 weeks
46.1%
239 Boston East of England 23 weeks
50.7%
240 Bristol (Avonmouth) South West England 23 weeks
53.7%
241 Bristol (Kingswood) South West England 23 weeks
52.0%
242 Bury St Edmunds East of England 23 weeks
45.7%
243 Buxton North West England 23 weeks
57.0%
244 Carlisle North West England 23 weeks
54.9%
245 Cheetham Hill (Manchester) North West England 23 weeks
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246 Chesterfield East Midlands 23 weeks
54.5%
247 Chippenham South West England 23 weeks
50.6%
248 Clacton-on-Sea East of England 23 weeks
47.4%
249 Crewe North West England 23 weeks
44.4%
250 Doncaster Yorkshire & the Humber 23 weeks
42.0%
251 Dudley West Midlands 23 weeks
45.7%
252 Enfield (Innova Business Park) London 23 weeks
54.1%
253 Erith (London) London 23 weeks
49.3%
254 Girvan Scotland 23 weeks
68.9%
255 Gosforth North East England 23 weeks
47.5%
256 Grantham (Somerby) East Midlands 23 weeks
58.1%
257 Greenford (Horsenden Lane) London 23 weeks
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258 Greenock Scotland 23 weeks
42.4%
259 Maidstone South East England 23 weeks
58.0%
260 Middlesbrough North East England 23 weeks
48.3%
261 Monmouth Wales 23 weeks
61.2%
262 Newport (Gwent) Wales 23 weeks
51.0%
263 Newport (Isle of Wight) 23 weeks
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264 Newtown Wales 23 weeks
63.7%
265 Norris Green (Liverpool) North West England 23 weeks
38.7%
266 Nottingham (Chilwell) East Midlands 23 weeks
43.9%
267 Pontefract Yorkshire & the Humber 23 weeks
47.8%
268 Portsmouth South East England 23 weeks
51.8%
269 Pwllheli Wales 23 weeks
66.0%
270 Skipton Yorkshire & the Humber 23 weeks
54.4%
271 Southport (Liverpool) North West England 23 weeks
59.2%
272 Speke (Liverpool) North West England 23 weeks
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273 Steeton Yorkshire & the Humber 23 weeks
50.5%
274 Stoke on Trent (Newcastle under Lyme) 23 weeks
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275 Taunton South West England 23 weeks
56.3%
276 Upton 23 weeks
50.0%
277 Wallasey North West England 23 weeks
49.6%
278 Wednesbury West Midlands 23 weeks
36.4%
279 West Didsbury (Manchester) North West England 23 weeks
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280 Wolverhampton West Midlands 23 weeks
33.5%
281 Workington North West England 23 weeks
48.3%
282 Worksop East Midlands 23 weeks
53.3%
283 Wrexham Wales 23 weeks
56.8%
284 Yeovil South West England 23 weeks
59.7%
285 Sunderland North East England 27 weeks
47.1%

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