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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
16.5 weeks
Shortest wait
1 week
Barrow In Furness
Under 6 weeks
14%
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 Barrow In Furness North West England 1 week
61.9%
2 Huntly Scotland 1 week
64.0%
3 Peterhead Scotland 1 week
57.8%
4 Redhill Aerodrome 1 week
49.4%
5 Salisbury South West England 1 week
52.5%
6 Skipton Yorkshire & the Humber 1 week
54.4%
7 Warwick (Wedgenock House) Scotland 1 week
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8 Weston-super-Mare South West England 1 week
56.5%
9 Winchester South East England 1 week
47.9%
10 Bridgend Wales 2 weeks
53.1%
11 Clacton-on-Sea East of England 2 weeks
47.4%
12 Hereford West Midlands 2 weeks
59.4%
13 Isle of Tiree Scotland 2 weeks
80.0%
14 Merthyr Tydfil Wales 2 weeks
53.5%
15 Pitlochry Scotland 2 weeks
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16 Portsmouth South East England 2 weeks
51.8%
17 Tunbridge Wells South East England 2 weeks
58.9%
18 Canterbury South East England 3 weeks
50.3%
19 Carmarthen Wales 3 weeks
54.4%
20 Heckmondwike Yorkshire & the Humber 3 weeks
46.7%
21 High Wycombe South East England 3 weeks
51.0%
22 Inverness (Longman Drive) Scotland 3 weeks
45.9%
23 Llantrisant 3 weeks
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24 Pwllheli Wales 3 weeks
66.0%
25 Trowbridge South West England 3 weeks
51.1%
26 Abergavenny Wales 4 weeks
61.1%
27 Sheffield (Handsworth) Yorkshire & the Humber 4 weeks
45.3%
28 Benbecula Island Scotland 5 weeks
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29 Bishopbriggs Scotland 5 weeks
50.5%
30 Chadderton North West England 5 weeks
44.9%
31 Cheetham Hill (Manchester) North West England 5 weeks
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32 Isle of Skye (Portree) Scotland 5 weeks
72.0%
33 Mallaig Scotland 5 weeks
63.0%
34 Montrose Scotland 5 weeks
66.7%
35 Newton Abbot South West England 5 weeks
51.9%
36 Oswestry West Midlands 5 weeks
55.6%
37 Telford West Midlands 5 weeks
43.9%
38 Alness Scotland 6 weeks
63.0%
39 Ashfield 6 weeks
51.2%
40 Berwick-On-Tweed North East England 6 weeks
54.3%
41 Dudley West Midlands 6 weeks
45.7%
42 Worcester West Midlands 6 weeks
50.6%
43 Dumbarton Scotland 7 weeks
53.5%
44 Fraserburgh Scotland 7 weeks
60.5%
45 Glasgow (Shieldhall) Scotland 7 weeks
37.7%
46 Greenham 7 weeks
52.1%
47 Hamilton Scotland 7 weeks
39.5%
48 Shrewsbury West Midlands 7 weeks
49.2%
49 Buxton North West England 8 weeks
57.0%
50 Colchester East of England 8 weeks
48.0%
51 Ipswich East of England 8 weeks
63.1%
52 Ullapool Scotland 8 weeks
74.6%
53 Bristol (Kingswood) South West England 9 weeks
52.0%
54 East Kilbride Scotland 9 weeks
46.4%
55 Goodmayes (London) London 9 weeks
43.7%
56 Banff Scotland 10 weeks
52.4%
57 Belvedere (London) London 10 weeks
38.3%
58 Golspie Scotland 10 weeks
68.0%
59 Grimsby Coldwater Yorkshire & the Humber 10 weeks
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60 Haddington Scotland 10 weeks
62.2%
61 Oxford (Cowley) South East England 10 weeks
48.2%
62 St Albans East of England 10 weeks
48.4%
63 Walton LGV 10 weeks
—
64 Yeovil South West England 10 weeks
59.7%
65 Arbroath Scotland 11 weeks
78.9%
66 Bedford East of England 11 weeks
49.9%
67 Bishops Stortford East of England 11 weeks
50.4%
68 Burton on Trent East Midlands 11 weeks
54.1%
69 Crawley South East England 11 weeks
40.1%
70 Dumfries Scotland 11 weeks
47.0%
71 Dundee Scotland 11 weeks
60.4%
72 Loughborough East Midlands 12 weeks
43.7%
73 Poole South West England 12 weeks
48.4%
74 Basingstoke South East England 13 weeks
56.9%
75 Campbeltown Scotland 13 weeks
62.6%
76 Darlington North East England 13 weeks
49.2%
77 Dunfermline (Vine) Scotland 13 weeks
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78 Duns Scotland 13 weeks
74.2%
79 Inverurie Scotland 13 weeks
54.3%
80 Knaresborough Yorkshire & the Humber 13 weeks
58.6%
81 Scunthorpe Yorkshire & the Humber 13 weeks
44.4%
82 Aberdeen North Scotland 14 weeks
43.1%
83 Bala Wales 14 weeks
61.5%
84 Fort William Scotland 14 weeks
62.3%
85 Glasgow (Baillieston) Scotland 14 weeks
44.4%
86 Islay Island Scotland 14 weeks
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87 Lichfield West Midlands 14 weeks
48.6%
88 Paisley Scotland 14 weeks
46.6%
89 Penzance South West England 14 weeks
49.2%
90 Rotherham Yorkshire & the Humber 14 weeks
51.4%
91 Birmingham (Kingstanding) West Midlands 15 weeks
44.6%
92 Chichester South East England 15 weeks
64.2%
93 Forfar Scotland 15 weeks
67.5%
94 Hartlepool North East England 15 weeks
49.7%
95 Horsforth Yorkshire & the Humber 15 weeks
51.3%
96 Irvine Scotland 15 weeks
49.2%
97 Kettering East of England 15 weeks
46.0%
98 Lincoln East Midlands 15 weeks
49.8%
99 Melton Mowbray East Midlands 15 weeks
63.9%
100 Northallerton North East England 15 weeks
58.6%
101 St Helens (Liverpool) North West England 15 weeks
40.2%
102 Tilbury London 15 weeks
49.1%
103 Birmingham (Kings Heath) West Midlands 16 weeks
47.0%
104 Blyth North East England 16 weeks
47.2%
105 Chertsey (London) London 16 weeks
50.3%
106 Glasgow (Anniesland) Scotland 16 weeks
40.8%
107 Hinckley East Midlands 16 weeks
48.3%
108 Hull Yorkshire & the Humber 16 weeks
45.2%
109 Leighton Buzzard (Stanbridge Road) East of England 16 weeks
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110 Northampton East Midlands 16 weeks
50.4%
111 Northwich North West England 16 weeks
54.7%
112 Nottingham (Chilwell) East Midlands 16 weeks
43.9%
113 Skegness East of England 16 weeks
57.6%
114 Southall (London) London 16 weeks
46.3%
115 Wellingborough East Midlands 16 weeks
55.1%
116 Aberystwyth Wales 17 weeks
53.2%
117 Banbury 17 weeks
39.9%
118 Bridlington Yorkshire & the Humber 17 weeks
56.4%
119 Brodick (Isle of Arran) Scotland 17 weeks
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120 Cumnock Scotland 17 weeks
61.2%
121 Erith (London) London 17 weeks
49.3%
122 Kelso Scotland 17 weeks
57.4%
123 Peebles Scotland 17 weeks
67.1%
124 Pinner (London) London 17 weeks
50.3%
125 Stirling Scotland 17 weeks
38.7%
126 Widnes North West England 17 weeks
40.1%
127 Ayr Scotland 18 weeks
56.8%
128 Bangor Wales 18 weeks
64.1%
129 Barnstaple South West England 18 weeks
54.7%
130 Bradford (Heaton) Yorkshire & the Humber 18 weeks
49.5%
131 Bradford (Thornbury) Yorkshire & the Humber 18 weeks
47.1%
132 Edinburgh (Musselburgh) Scotland 18 weeks
47.0%
133 Enfield (Innova Business Park) London 18 weeks
54.1%
134 Featherstone Yorkshire & the Humber 18 weeks
34.1%
135 Hawick Scotland 18 weeks
61.1%
136 Launceston South West England 18 weeks
48.3%
137 Pembroke Dock Wales 18 weeks
57.9%
138 Uxbridge (London) London 18 weeks
49.6%
139 Wakefield Yorkshire & the Humber 18 weeks
46.8%
140 Worksop East Midlands 18 weeks
53.3%
141 Blackburn with Darwen North West England 19 weeks
47.8%
142 Blackpool North West England 19 weeks
49.6%
143 Chesterfield East Midlands 19 weeks
54.5%
144 Derby (Alvaston) East Midlands 19 weeks
51.3%
145 Herne Bay South East England 19 weeks
55.5%
146 Kendal (Oxenholme Road) North West England 19 weeks
—
147 Newton Stewart Scotland 19 weeks
64.1%
148 Norwich (Peachman Way) East of England 19 weeks
57.1%
149 Rothesay Scotland 19 weeks
—
150 Sevenoaks South East England 19 weeks
53.6%
151 Speke (Liverpool) North West England 19 weeks
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152 Yeading (London) London 19 weeks
46.9%
153 Barnet (London) London 20 weeks
49.9%
154 Cardiff (Llanishen) Wales 20 weeks
51.3%
155 Girvan Scotland 20 weeks
68.9%
156 Grangemouth Scotland 20 weeks
46.4%
157 Greenford (Horsenden Lane) London 20 weeks
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158 Huddersfield Yorkshire & the Humber 20 weeks
48.4%
159 Isle of Mull Scotland 20 weeks
71.4%
160 Isleworth (Fleming Way) London 20 weeks
—
161 Lanark Scotland 20 weeks
55.0%
162 Lee On The Solent South East England 20 weeks
59.6%
163 Leeds (Colton Mill) 20 weeks
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164 Leeds (Fearnville) Yorkshire & the Humber 20 weeks
50.2%
165 Livingston Scotland 20 weeks
50.7%
166 Louth East Midlands 20 weeks
54.4%
167 Nottingham (Colwick) East Midlands 20 weeks
45.5%
168 Plymouth South West England 20 weeks
40.8%
169 Rochdale (Manchester) North West England 20 weeks
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170 Wanstead (London) London 20 weeks
40.4%
171 Warrington North West England 20 weeks
55.3%
172 Airdrie Scotland 21 weeks
41.3%
173 Aylesbury South East England 21 weeks
48.7%
174 Bredbury (Manchester) North West England 21 weeks
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175 Burgess Hill South East England 21 weeks
43.2%
176 Cheltenham South West England 21 weeks
46.7%
177 Chingford (London) London 21 weeks
36.5%
178 Durham 21 weeks
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179 Edinburgh (Currie) Scotland 21 weeks
43.2%
180 Farnborough South East England 21 weeks
58.3%
181 Folkestone South East England 21 weeks
45.4%
182 Heysham North West England 21 weeks
55.0%
183 Hornchurch (London) London 21 weeks
48.3%
184 Loughton (London) London 21 weeks
48.0%
185 Mitcham (London) London 21 weeks
48.9%
186 Peterborough East of England 21 weeks
50.2%
187 Rhyl Wales 21 weeks
55.9%
188 Sidcup (London) London 21 weeks
59.0%
189 Southport (Liverpool) North West England 21 weeks
59.2%
190 Steeton Yorkshire & the Humber 21 weeks
50.5%
191 Whitby Yorkshire & the Humber 21 weeks
65.2%
192 Atherton (Manchester) North West England 22 weeks
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193 Barnsley Yorkshire & the Humber 22 weeks
52.3%
194 Bletchley East of England 22 weeks
45.7%
195 Bromley (London) London 22 weeks
51.7%
196 Crewe North West England 22 weeks
44.4%
197 Dorchester South West England 22 weeks
66.7%
198 Galashiels Scotland 22 weeks
49.1%
199 Gloucester South West England 22 weeks
49.6%
200 Halifax Yorkshire & the Humber 22 weeks
44.8%
201 Hendon (London) London 22 weeks
49.5%
202 Kirkcaldy Scotland 22 weeks
47.5%
203 Letchworth East of England 22 weeks
58.3%
204 Mill Hill (London) London 22 weeks
51.1%
205 Morden (London) London 22 weeks
48.8%
206 Nelson North West England 22 weeks
47.9%
207 Norris Green (Liverpool) North West England 22 weeks
38.7%
208 Perth (Arran Road) Scotland 22 weeks
46.0%
209 Redditch West Midlands 22 weeks
46.7%
210 Slough (London) London 22 weeks
45.6%
211 Southampton (Maybush) South East England 22 weeks
47.1%
212 Stevenage East of England 22 weeks
44.9%
213 Stranraer Scotland 22 weeks
72.4%
214 Tolworth (London) London 22 weeks
53.3%
215 Wallasey North West England 22 weeks
49.6%
216 Watford London 22 weeks
46.6%
217 West Wickham (London) London 22 weeks
50.9%
218 Wood Green (London) London 22 weeks
46.8%
219 Wrexham Wales 22 weeks
56.8%
220 Aberdeen South (Cove) Scotland 23 weeks
51.4%
221 Alnwick North East England 23 weeks
51.0%
222 Ashford (Kent) South East England 23 weeks
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223 Barry Wales 23 weeks
61.8%
224 Basildon East of England 23 weeks
45.6%
225 Birmingham (Garretts Green) West Midlands 23 weeks
42.0%
226 Birmingham (Shirley) West Midlands 23 weeks
58.1%
227 Birmingham (South Yardley) West Midlands 23 weeks
41.6%
228 Bodmin South West England 23 weeks
46.1%
229 Bolton (Manchester) North West England 23 weeks
56.7%
230 Borehamwood (London) London 23 weeks
46.8%
231 Boston East of England 23 weeks
50.7%
232 Brecon Wales 23 weeks
58.9%
233 Brentwood (London) London 23 weeks
48.5%
234 Bristol (Avonmouth) South West England 23 weeks
53.7%
235 Bury (Manchester) North West England 23 weeks
40.3%
236 Bury St Edmunds East of England 23 weeks
45.7%
237 Carlisle North West England 23 weeks
54.9%
238 Chester North West England 23 weeks
46.2%
239 Chippenham South West England 23 weeks
50.6%
240 Chorley North West England 23 weeks
48.3%
241 Coventry West Midlands 23 weeks
42.3%
242 Doncaster Yorkshire & the Humber 23 weeks
42.0%
243 Eastbourne South East England 23 weeks
52.2%
244 Elgin Scotland 23 weeks
44.5%
245 Exeter South West England 23 weeks
47.9%
246 Gateshead North East England 23 weeks
37.4%
247 Gillingham South East England 23 weeks
57.2%
248 Gosforth North East England 23 weeks
47.5%
249 Grantham (Somerby) East Midlands 23 weeks
58.1%
250 Greenock Scotland 23 weeks
42.4%
251 Hastings (Ore) South East England 23 weeks
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252 Hexham North East England 23 weeks
56.7%
253 Kings Lynn East of England 23 weeks
46.0%
254 Leicester (Cannock Street) East Midlands 23 weeks
37.7%
255 Leicester (Wigston) East Midlands 23 weeks
43.9%
256 Lowestoft(Mobbs Way) East of England 23 weeks
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257 Ludlow East Midlands 23 weeks
59.6%
258 Macclesfield North West England 23 weeks
49.9%
259 Maidstone South East England 23 weeks
58.0%
260 Malton Yorkshire & the Humber 23 weeks
67.5%
261 Middlesbrough North East England 23 weeks
48.3%
262 Monmouth Wales 23 weeks
61.2%
263 Newport (Gwent) Wales 23 weeks
51.0%
264 Newport (Isle of Wight) 23 weeks
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265 Newtown Wales 23 weeks
63.7%
266 Nuneaton West Midlands 23 weeks
52.6%
267 Pontefract Yorkshire & the Humber 23 weeks
47.8%
268 Preston North West England 23 weeks
53.7%
269 Reading South East England 23 weeks
49.8%
270 Rugby West Midlands 23 weeks
46.0%
271 Sale (Manchester) North West England 23 weeks
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272 Scarborough Yorkshire & the Humber 23 weeks
51.7%
273 Sheffield (Middlewood Road) Yorkshire & the Humber 23 weeks
47.5%
274 Southend-on-Sea East of England 23 weeks
48.1%
275 Stafford West Midlands 23 weeks
46.1%
276 Stoke on Trent (Cobridge) 23 weeks
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277 Stoke on Trent (Newcastle under Lyme) 23 weeks
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278 Swindon South West England 23 weeks
49.3%
279 Taunton South West England 23 weeks
56.3%
280 Tottenham London 23 weeks
47.9%
281 Upton 23 weeks
50.0%
282 Wednesbury West Midlands 23 weeks
36.4%
283 West Didsbury (Manchester) North West England 23 weeks
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284 Wolverhampton West Midlands 23 weeks
33.5%
285 Workington North West England 23 weeks
48.3%
286 Worthing South East England 23 weeks
58.8%
287 York Yorkshire & the Humber 23 weeks
51.3%
288 Cambridge (Brookmount Court) East of England 26 weeks
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289 Luton East of England 27 weeks
40.1%
290 Sunderland North East England 27 weeks
47.1%

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