UK Driving Test Waiting Time Trends

Are waits getting longer or shorter? See how the average waiting time has changed across the whole UK.

Average wait now

15.7 weeks

across all centres

3 months ago

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Shortest ever recorded

1 week

Longest ever recorded

27 weeks

Average wait over time

Regions right now

Scotland 13.2 weeks 60 centres Wales 15.2 weeks 17 centres South West England 15.7 weeks 20 centres South East England 16.0 weeks 24 centres West Midlands 16.1 weeks 19 centres Yorkshire & the Humber 17.0 weeks 26 centres East Midlands 17.9 weeks 17 centres East of England 17.9 weeks 22 centres North East England 18.8 weeks 11 centres North West England 18.9 weeks 31 centres London 19.6 weeks 31 centres

Biggest changes this month

Carlisle ↑ 20 weeks longer 23 weeks now Abergavenny ↓ 18 weeks shorter 4 weeks now Chadderton ↓ 18 weeks shorter 5 weeks now Luton ↑ 18 weeks longer 27 weeks now Heckmondwike ↓ 16 weeks shorter 3 weeks now Barnet (London) ↑ 16 weeks longer 20 weeks now Newport (Gwent) ↑ 16 weeks longer 23 weeks now Kings Lynn ↑ 15 weeks longer 23 weeks now Bristol (Kingswood) ↓ 14 weeks shorter 9 weeks now Grimsby Coldwater ↓ 13 weeks shorter 10 weeks now