DVSA figures, July 2026
Driving test waiting times, centre by centre
All 313 car test centres with a published wait, longest first. The national median is 11.9 weeks, 152 centres sit above it, and the gap between the two ends of the table is measured in months.
11.9 weeks
27.1 weeks
89%
What the wait actually measures
The figure for each centre is a median: half the people who sat a car test there that month waited longer between booking and test day. It describes people whose test has already happened, so when the queue is growing, the real wait for a booking made today is usually worse than the number printed.
The reason the queue exists is visible in the third column. DVSA releases slots in a rolling 24-week window, and at most centres nearly all of it is already taken. A new booking cannot jump into the middle of a full window, so it lands at the end.
A swap is the exception, and it is the reason this site exists. The learner you swap with already holds a date inside the window, and DVSA moves the two of you into each other's bookings over the phone. The queue is for slots nobody holds yet, and a swap never touches it.
Longest and shortest
Centres with at least 500 slots in the current booking window, so one quiet fortnight cannot move them.
Longest ten
| Centre | Wait, weeks | Window free |
|---|---|---|
| Bedford | 27.1 | 0.4% |
| Letchworth | 25.0 | 2.3% |
| Melton Mowbray | 23.3 | 1.4% |
| Haddington | 23.3 | 5% |
| Pinner | 23.1 | 4.2% |
| Grangemouth | 23.1 | 5.8% |
| Loughborough | 23.0 | 7.6% |
| Hornchurch | 23.0 | 5.3% |
| Birmingham (Kingstanding) | 23.0 | 5.3% |
| Edinburgh (Currie) | 23.0 | 5.3% |
Shortest ten
| Centre | Wait, weeks | Window free |
|---|---|---|
| Bodmin | 3.6 | 29.3% |
| Brentwood | 3.6 | 2.6% |
| Scunthorpe | 4.0 | 5.6% |
| Redditch | 4.4 | 0% |
| Barrow In Furness | 4.4 | 35.5% |
| Boston | 4.5 | 4% |
| High Wycombe | 4.6 | 5.2% |
| Chichester | 4.7 | 4.9% |
| Basildon | 4.8 | 5.6% |
| Chesterfield | 4.9 | 6.7% |
Every centre
Longest wait first. The window column is how much of the next 24 weeks is still free to book, and the pass rate is there because the two questions usually travel together.
| Centre | Region | Wait, weeks | Window free | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crieff | Scotland | 31.4 | 0% | |
| Bedford | East of England | 27.1 | 0.4% | 53.7% |
| Callander | Scotland | 26.9 | 3.7% | 49.9% |
| Campbeltown | Scotland | 26.9 | 0% | 71.6% |
| Arbroath | Scotland | 25.9 | 0% | 67.4% |
| Letchworth | East of England | 25.0 | 2.3% | 57.5% |
| Hawick | Scotland | 24.9 | 24.5% | 64.3% |
| Forfar | Scotland | 24.1 | 3.7% | 60.3% |
| Rothesay | Scotland | 23.6 | 0% | 52.0% |
| Melton Mowbray | East Midlands | 23.3 | 1.4% | 69.7% |
| Haddington | Scotland | 23.3 | 5% | 57.5% |
| Pinner | London | 23.1 | 4.2% | 49.7% |
| Grangemouth | Scotland | 23.1 | 5.8% | 50.7% |
| Loughborough | East Midlands | 23.0 | 7.6% | 42.3% |
| Hornchurch | London | 23.0 | 5.3% | 46.3% |
| Birmingham (Kingstanding) | West Midlands | 23.0 | 5.3% | 48.5% |
| Edinburgh (Currie) | Scotland | 23.0 | 5.3% | 41.6% |
| Kelso | Scotland | 22.9 | 0.9% | 59.2% |
| West Didsbury (Manchester) | North-west England | 22.6 | 4.7% | 47.7% |
| Telford | West Midlands | 22.6 | 2.9% | 48.9% |
| Duns | Scotland | 22.4 | 10.5% | 70.2% |
| Peebles | Scotland | 22.0 | 0.3% | 58.8% |
| Cumnock | Scotland | 21.6 | 16.3% | 67.4% |
| Grantown-On-Spey | Scotland | 21.6 | 0% | 56.9% |
| Isle of Mull | Scotland | 21.6 | 5% | 73.8% |
| Wellingborough | East Midlands | 21.4 | 1.1% | 60.0% |
| Macclesfield | North-west England | 21.4 | 3.8% | 51.9% |
| Glasgow (Anniesland) | Scotland | 21.3 | 3.4% | 44.3% |
| Barnet | London | 21.1 | 4.4% | 49.9% |
| Dunoon | Scotland | 21.1 | 0% | 71.5% |
| Goodmayes | London | 21.0 | 5.1% | 43.7% |
| Penzance | South-west England | 21.0 | 2% | 46.5% |
| Airdrie | Scotland | 20.9 | 3.9% | 47.4% |
| Inveraray | Scotland | 20.9 | 1.8% | 69.4% |
| Wallasey | North-west England | 20.5 | 0.2% | 54.3% |
| Lichfield | West Midlands | 20.4 | 5.1% | 53.0% |
| Lanark | Scotland | 20.4 | 2.2% | 58.1% |
| Wanstead | London | 20.3 | 5.4% | 44.4% |
| Berwick-On-Tweed | North-east England | 20.3 | 0.3% | 53.9% |
| Aberfeldy | Scotland | 20.3 | 5% | 68.5% |
| Montrose | Scotland | 20.2 | 2.6% | 70.0% |
| Cambridge (Brookmount Court) | East of England | 20.1 | 0.6% | 53.8% |
| Enfield (Innova Business Park) | London | 20.0 | 4.2% | 53.9% |
| Lee On The Solent | South-east England | 20.0 | 4.9% | 63.2% |
| Girvan | Scotland | 19.9 | 9.1% | 72.0% |
| Nelson | North-west England | 19.7 | 4.1% | 51.7% |
| Basingstoke | South-east England | 19.6 | 8.6% | 56.8% |
| Newton Stewart | Scotland | 19.6 | 10.5% | 65.8% |
| Stranraer | Scotland | 19.2 | 1.3% | 71.2% |
| Northwich | North-west England | 19.1 | 3.7% | 57.6% |
| Gloucester | South-west England | 19.0 | 5.3% | 47.8% |
| Whitby | Yorkshire and the Humber | 19.0 | 7.3% | 56.7% |
| Sheffield (Middlewood Road) | Yorkshire and the Humber | 18.6 | 4.9% | 48.7% |
| Preston | North-west England | 18.4 | 4% | 56.3% |
| East Kilbride | Scotland | 18.3 | 0.5% | 57.7% |
| Glasgow (Baillieston) | Scotland | 18.3 | 3.4% | 47.4% |
| Irvine | Scotland | 18.3 | 5.1% | 55.7% |
| Kingussie | Scotland | 18.3 | 0% | 59.1% |
| Ashfield | East Midlands | 18.2 | 8.5% | 57.3% |
| Heysham | North-west England | 18.1 | 23.9% | 59.2% |
| Banbury | South-east England | 18.1 | 0.5% | 41.3% |
| Castle Douglas | Scotland | 18.1 | 0.6% | 53.4% |
| Fraserburgh | Scotland | 18.1 | 0% | 64.0% |
| Pitlochry | Scotland | 18.1 | 2.2% | 73.3% |
| Warwick (Wedgenock House) | West Midlands | 18.0 | 4.5% | 48.5% |
| Skegness | East Midlands | 17.9 | 6.9% | 55.9% |
| Sidcup | London | 17.9 | 3.7% | 58.7% |
| Stafford | West Midlands | 17.7 | 5.2% | 45.8% |
| Inverurie | Scotland | 17.7 | 0% | 61.9% |
| Stoke-on-Trent (Newcastle-Under-Lyme) | West Midlands | 17.6 | 9.9% | 41.6% |
| Hamilton | Scotland | 17.6 | 4.8% | 42.0% |
| Kirkcaldy | Scotland | 17.4 | 7.3% | 50.9% |
| Livingston | Scotland | 17.4 | 6.7% | 55.7% |
| Lincoln | East Midlands | 17.1 | 6% | 52.1% |
| Bredbury (Manchester) | North-west England | 17.1 | 2.8% | 56.0% |
| Hastings (Ore) | South-east England | 17.1 | 4.1% | 52.4% |
| Chelmsford | East of England | 17.0 | 6.7% | 55.4% |
| Peterborough | East of England | 17.0 | 5.2% | 52.8% |
| Burton on Trent | West Midlands | 17.0 | 5.8% | 54.7% |
| Doncaster | Yorkshire and the Humber | 17.0 | 3.6% | 53.2% |
| Hexham | North-east England | 16.9 | 0.2% | 53.0% |
| Southport (Liverpool) | North-west England | 16.9 | 5.4% | 56.5% |
| Leighton Buzzard (Stanbridge Road) | East of England | 16.6 | 1.3% | 49.9% |
| Grantham (Somerby) | East Midlands | 16.3 | 6.4% | 57.9% |
| Isleworth (Fleming Way) | London | 16.3 | 5.3% | 50.4% |
| Gosforth | North-east England | 16.3 | 5.5% | 48.4% |
| Yeovil | South-west England | 16.3 | 3.6% | 63.4% |
| Glasgow (Shieldhall) | Scotland | 16.3 | 2.7% | 39.9% |
| Bolton (Manchester) | North-west England | 16.2 | 4.1% | 51.8% |
| Birmingham (Shirley) | West Midlands | 16.2 | 4.2% | 56.6% |
| Crewe | North-west England | 16.0 | 10.1% | 43.8% |
| Farnborough | South-east England | 16.0 | 4.5% | 59.7% |
| Bishopbriggs | Scotland | 16.0 | 3.3% | 49.8% |
| Edinburgh (Musselburgh) | Scotland | 16.0 | 5.8% | 49.4% |
| Durham | North-east England | 15.7 | 15.2% | 53.2% |
| Ballater | Scotland | 15.7 | 0% | |
| Chertsey | London | 15.6 | 6% | 52.9% |
| Fort William | Scotland | 15.6 | 0% | 65.5% |
| Golspie | Scotland | 15.6 | 0% | 71.0% |
| Kings Lynn | East of England | 15.4 | 5.5% | 51.9% |
| Watford | East of England | 15.4 | 5% | 46.2% |
| Sale (Manchester) | North-west England | 15.4 | 4.9% | 51.4% |
| Aberdeen North | Scotland | 15.4 | 4.2% | 48.2% |
| Oban | Scotland | 15.4 | 0% | 66.1% |
| Atherton (Manchester) | North-west England | 15.3 | 4.7% | 44.3% |
| Norris Green (Liverpool) | North-west England | 15.3 | 0.3% | 37.8% |
| Louth | East Midlands | 15.1 | 3.4% | 53.9% |
| Bradford (Heaton) | Yorkshire and the Humber | 15.1 | 28.5% | 56.1% |
| York | Yorkshire and the Humber | 15.1 | 16.3% | 54.4% |
| Dunfermline (Vine) | Scotland | 15.1 | 5.8% | 36.4% |
| Buxton | North-west England | 15.0 | 3.3% | 58.7% |
| Burgess Hill | South-east England | 14.9 | 5.2% | 45.5% |
| Alness | Scotland | 14.9 | 0% | 63.1% |
| Mill Hill | London | 14.7 | 4.5% | 51.4% |
| Alnwick | North-east England | 14.7 | 0% | 55.5% |
| Bletchley | East of England | 14.6 | 0.2% | 51.5% |
| Chester | North-west England | 14.4 | 10.3% | 47.3% |
| Morden | London | 14.3 | 5% | 51.0% |
| Middlesbrough | North-east England | 14.3 | 7.9% | 47.7% |
| Dudley | West Midlands | 14.3 | 4.5% | 45.2% |
| Lochgilphead | Scotland | 14.3 | 0% | 56.4% |
| Clacton-on-Sea | East of England | 14.2 | 9.7% | 48.2% |
| Lowestoft (Mobbs Way) | East of England | 14.1 | 6.3% | 43.3% |
| Kyle of Lochalsh | Scotland | 14.1 | 0% | 57.4% |
| Hull | Yorkshire and the Humber | 14.0 | 3.6% | 47.9% |
| Banff | Scotland | 14.0 | 1.6% | 57.5% |
| Newtown | Wales | 14.0 | 19.6% | 58.0% |
| Reading | South-east England | 13.9 | 4.6% | 55.4% |
| Pontefract | Yorkshire and the Humber | 13.9 | 14.3% | 46.9% |
| Pembroke Dock | Wales | 13.8 | 19.6% | 50.1% |
| Eastbourne | South-east England | 13.7 | 6.1% | 55.4% |
| Paisley | Scotland | 13.7 | 3.5% | 48.6% |
| Blyth | North-east England | 13.5 | 5.5% | 50.9% |
| Cheltenham | South-west England | 13.5 | 3.9% | 43.2% |
| Hartlepool | North-east England | 13.4 | 26.1% | 51.0% |
| Huntly | Scotland | 13.3 | 0% | 63.7% |
| Southampton (Maybush) | South-east England | 13.1 | 14.3% | 50.3% |
| Ayr | Scotland | 13.1 | 5.2% | 57.5% |
| Portsmouth | South-east England | 13.0 | 19.6% | 52.8% |
| Dumbarton | Scotland | 12.9 | 5.9% | 52.8% |
| Perth (Arran Road) | Scotland | 12.9 | 4.4% | 48.8% |
| Wolverhampton | West Midlands | 12.7 | 5.3% | 34.3% |
| Pwllheli | Wales | 12.7 | 9.5% | 68.1% |
| Wood Green | London | 12.6 | 5.1% | 46.8% |
| Yeading | London | 12.6 | 4.2% | 52.8% |
| Stirling | Scotland | 12.5 | 4% | 43.0% |
| Colchester | East of England | 12.4 | 5.6% | 50.6% |
| Mitcham | London | 12.3 | 4.4% | 47.0% |
| Southall | London | 12.3 | 4.9% | 44.8% |
| Upton | North-west England | 12.1 | 10.7% | 52.6% |
| Chadderton | North-west England | 12.0 | 3.1% | 46.8% |
| Chorley | North-west England | 12.0 | 5.1% | 52.8% |
| Taunton | South-west England | 11.9 | 28.6% | 59.5% |
| Featherstone | West Midlands | 11.9 | 5.9% | 36.4% |
| Bridlington | Yorkshire and the Humber | 11.9 | 3.4% | 55.5% |
| Dumfries | Scotland | 11.9 | 2.4% | 53.9% |
| Bangor | Wales | 11.9 | 5.5% | 62.2% |
| Uxbridge | London | 11.8 | 5.6% | 52.3% |
| Swindon | South-west England | 11.7 | 9.5% | 51.1% |
| Birmingham (Kings Heath) | West Midlands | 11.7 | 5.2% | 46.8% |
| Monmouth | Wales | 11.6 | 13.2% | 51.0% |
| Nuneaton | West Midlands | 11.4 | 7% | 53.2% |
| Oswestry | West Midlands | 11.4 | 14.7% | 52.4% |
| Bala | Wales | 11.4 | 13.1% | 61.6% |
| Bury St Edmunds | East of England | 11.1 | 6.1% | 46.2% |
| Hendon | London | 11.1 | 4.9% | 51.4% |
| Worcester | West Midlands | 11.1 | 5% | 51.9% |
| Halifax | Yorkshire and the Humber | 11.1 | 18.6% | 45.0% |
| Huddersfield | Yorkshire and the Humber | 11.1 | 22.6% | 49.2% |
| Barra | Scotland | 11.1 | 0% | |
| Cardiff (Llanishen) | Wales | 11.1 | 28.2% | 46.5% |
| Worksop | East Midlands | 11.0 | 6.8% | 55.2% |
| Steeton | North-west England | 11.0 | 28% | 52.8% |
| Skipton | Yorkshire and the Humber | 11.0 | 7.8% | 57.3% |
| Borehamwood | London | 10.9 | 4.5% | 50.8% |
| Workington | North-west England | 10.9 | 0.2% | 61.9% |
| Dorchester | South-west England | 10.9 | 5.1% | 69.0% |
| Mallaig | Scotland | 10.9 | 5.3% | 64.2% |
| Greenford (Horsenden Lane) | London | 10.7 | 3.8% | 41.4% |
| Kendal (Oxenholme Road) | North-west England | 10.7 | 22.7% | 65.1% |
| Horsforth | Yorkshire and the Humber | 10.7 | 39.1% | 49.7% |
| Elgin | Scotland | 10.7 | 41.2% | 42.3% |
| West Wickham | London | 10.6 | 5.1% | 51.6% |
| Warrington | North-west England | 10.6 | 16.8% | 55.5% |
| Benbecula Island | Scotland | 10.6 | 35.2% | 72.9% |
| Aberystwyth (Park Avenue) | Wales | 10.6 | 4.4% | 55.1% |
| Bishops Stortford | East of England | 10.4 | 7.9% | 51.3% |
| Cheetham Hill (Manchester) | North-west England | 10.4 | 4.2% | 44.7% |
| Crawley | South-east England | 10.4 | 4.3% | 42.7% |
| Sevenoaks | South-east England | 10.4 | 6.2% | 59.0% |
| Stoke-on-Trent (Cobridge) | West Midlands | 10.4 | 11.8% | 40.6% |
| Luton | East of England | 10.3 | 0.8% | 39.2% |
| Tolworth | London | 10.3 | 4.5% | 53.6% |
| Tottenham | London | 10.3 | 5.6% | 48.9% |
| Wednesbury | West Midlands | 10.3 | 5.9% | 35.0% |
| Norwich (Peachman Way) | East of England | 10.1 | 7% | 61.7% |
| Worthing | South-east England | 10.1 | 5.6% | 59.8% |
| Ludlow | West Midlands | 10.1 | 5.4% | 58.7% |
| Heckmondwike | Yorkshire and the Humber | 10.1 | 32.5% | 45.8% |
| Maidstone | South-east England | 10.0 | 8.1% | 60.2% |
| Redhill Aerodrome | South-east England | 10.0 | 5.7% | 53.9% |
| Tunbridge Wells | South-east England | 10.0 | 6.1% | 64.5% |
| Birmingham (South Yardley) | West Midlands | 10.0 | 3.5% | 42.8% |
| Malton | Yorkshire and the Humber | 10.0 | 1.1% | 64.3% |
| Barry | Wales | 10.0 | 43.4% | 57.0% |
| Gillingham | South-east England | 9.9 | 5.2% | 56.4% |
| Knaresborough | Yorkshire and the Humber | 9.7 | 46.3% | 58.5% |
| Carmarthen | Wales | 9.7 | 35% | 54.2% |
| Chingford | London | 9.6 | 4.6% | 39.9% |
| Guildford | South-east England | 9.6 | 4.4% | 57.1% |
| Leeds (Fearnville) | Yorkshire and the Humber | 9.6 | 4.7% | 51.8% |
| Rotherham | Yorkshire and the Humber | 9.5 | 15.2% | 53.1% |
| Belvedere | London | 9.4 | 4.6% | 40.5% |
| Loughton | London | 9.4 | 3.8% | 47.0% |
| Rugby | West Midlands | 9.4 | 6.6% | 51.4% |
| Bromley | London | 9.3 | 0.4% | 52.9% |
| Rochdale (Manchester) | North-west England | 9.1 | 4.6% | 48.3% |
| Lerwick | Scotland | 9.1 | 0% | 67.8% |
| Greenock | Scotland | 9.0 | 4.5% | 41.7% |
| Darlington | North-east England | 8.9 | 37.2% | 47.1% |
| Northallerton | North-east England | 8.9 | 29.5% | 60.4% |
| Sunderland | North-east England | 8.9 | 21.2% | 51.1% |
| Blackpool | North-west England | 8.9 | 32% | 51.8% |
| Newport (Isle of Wight) | South-east England | 8.9 | 31.7% | 54.1% |
| Trowbridge | South-west England | 8.9 | 17% | 55.2% |
| Walton LGV | Yorkshire and the Humber | 8.9 | 19% | 59.8% |
| Merthyr Tydfil | Wales | 8.9 | 47.5% | 51.2% |
| Dundee | Scotland | 8.8 | 5.3% | 57.3% |
| Blackburn with Darwen | North-west England | 8.6 | 4.9% | 46.6% |
| Llantrisant | Wales | 8.6 | 35.2% | 54.0% |
| Carlisle | North-west England | 8.4 | 5.7% | 58.7% |
| Leeds (Colton Mill) | Yorkshire and the Humber | 8.4 | 31% | 51.8% |
| Hinckley | East Midlands | 8.3 | 6.7% | 46.4% |
| Nottingham (Colwick) | East Midlands | 8.3 | 5.3% | 46.4% |
| Speke (Liverpool) | North-west England | 8.3 | 13.5% | 40.5% |
| Isle of Skye (Portree) | Scotland | 8.3 | 0% | 57.0% |
| Stornoway | Scotland | 8.1 | 15.1% | 66.6% |
| Ipswich | East of England | 8.0 | 5% | 62.3% |
| Barnstaple | South-west England | 8.0 | 45.3% | 51.4% |
| Bristol (Avonmouth) | South-west England | 8.0 | 33.7% | 55.5% |
| Grimsby Coldwater | East Midlands | 7.9 | 6.1% | 42.8% |
| Northampton | East Midlands | 7.9 | 0.7% | 52.1% |
| Folkestone | South-east England | 7.9 | 48% | 42.4% |
| Nottingham (Chilwell) | East Midlands | 7.7 | 6.1% | 49.9% |
| Chippenham | South-west England | 7.7 | 22.2% | 56.4% |
| Bury (Manchester) | North-west England | 7.6 | 5.2% | 46.3% |
| Exeter | South-west England | 7.6 | 38% | 46.8% |
| Wakefield | Yorkshire and the Humber | 7.6 | 39.3% | 45.4% |
| Southend-on-Sea | East of England | 7.5 | 5.5% | 47.0% |
| Derby (Alvaston) | East Midlands | 7.4 | 5.7% | 51.8% |
| Galashiels | Scotland | 7.4 | 5.1% | 47.4% |
| Peterhead | Scotland | 7.4 | 38.2% | 53.2% |
| Kettering | East Midlands | 7.3 | 5.4% | 49.1% |
| Tilbury | East of England | 7.1 | 6.1% | 50.4% |
| Leicester (Wigston) | East Midlands | 7.1 | 8.2% | 51.2% |
| Gateshead | North-east England | 7.1 | 6.4% | 37.5% |
| Winchester | South-east England | 7.1 | 5.3% | 52.2% |
| Poole | South-west England | 7.1 | 5.9% | 53.4% |
| Cardigan | Wales | 7.1 | 27.4% | 41.0% |
| Erith | London | 7.0 | 4.4% | 51.6% |
| Herne Bay | South-east England | 7.0 | 24.7% | 55.9% |
| Launceston | South-west England | 7.0 | 48.4% | 46.3% |
| Plymouth | South-west England | 7.0 | 36.6% | 40.7% |
| Birmingham (Garretts Green) | West Midlands | 7.0 | 4.8% | 44.4% |
| Scarborough | Yorkshire and the Humber | 7.0 | 11.8% | 45.1% |
| Wrexham | Wales | 7.0 | 30% | 51.9% |
| Widnes | North-west England | 6.9 | 25.1% | 42.7% |
| Orkney | Scotland | 6.9 | 22% | 55.9% |
| Brecon | Wales | 6.9 | 49.1% | 58.7% |
| Newton Abbot | South-west England | 6.8 | 14.3% | 53.8% |
| Coventry | West Midlands | 6.8 | 5.4% | 40.0% |
| St Albans | East of England | 6.7 | 4.5% | 50.7% |
| Stevenage | East of England | 6.7 | 4% | 55.3% |
| St Helens (Liverpool) | North-west England | 6.6 | 36.3% | 40.9% |
| Bradford (Thornbury) | Yorkshire and the Humber | 6.5 | 36.5% | 47.8% |
| Leicester (Cannock Street) | East Midlands | 6.4 | 5.1% | 40.2% |
| Ashford (Kent) | South-east England | 6.3 | 14% | 46.2% |
| Shrewsbury | West Midlands | 6.3 | 5.9% | 51.0% |
| Aberdeen South (Cove) | Scotland | 6.3 | 29.6% | 52.4% |
| Gairloch | Scotland | 6.3 | 0% | 73.5% |
| Newport (Gwent) | Wales | 6.2 | 22.9% | 48.9% |
| Slough | London | 6.0 | 4.3% | 50.8% |
| Sheffield (Handsworth) | Yorkshire and the Humber | 6.0 | 6.5% | 44.1% |
| Buckie | Scotland | 6.0 | 0% | 51.1% |
| Rhyl | Wales | 6.0 | 21% | 56.9% |
| Inverness (Longman Drive) | Scotland | 5.9 | 5.7% | 45.8% |
| Abergavenny | Wales | 5.9 | 19.2% | 64.2% |
| Swansea | Wales | 5.9 | 59.8% | 48.2% |
| Bridgend | Wales | 5.7 | 66% | 53.3% |
| Camborne | South-west England | 5.6 | 5.5% | 40.6% |
| Hereford | West Midlands | 5.6 | 10.2% | 58.8% |
| Barnsley | Yorkshire and the Humber | 5.4 | 10.9% | 58.5% |
| Llanelli | Wales | 5.4 | 67.1% | 51.0% |
| Canterbury | South-east England | 5.3 | 16.2% | 45.8% |
| Bristol (Kingswood) | South-west England | 5.3 | 18% | 51.9% |
| Salisbury | South-west England | 5.3 | 31.5% | 48.5% |
| Greenham | South-east England | 5.2 | 4.5% | 56.5% |
| Aylesbury | South-east England | 5.0 | 0.5% | 49.3% |
| Oxford (Cowley) | South-east England | 5.0 | 4.7% | 50.6% |
| Weston-super-Mare | South-west England | 5.0 | 13.1% | 61.0% |
| Chesterfield | East Midlands | 4.9 | 6.7% | 56.2% |
| Basildon | East of England | 4.8 | 5.6% | 49.1% |
| Chichester | South-east England | 4.7 | 4.9% | 61.6% |
| High Wycombe | South-east England | 4.6 | 5.2% | 51.5% |
| Boston | East Midlands | 4.5 | 4% | 50.7% |
| Barrow In Furness | North-west England | 4.4 | 35.5% | 69.6% |
| Redditch | West Midlands | 4.4 | 0% | 51.4% |
| Scunthorpe | Yorkshire and the Humber | 4.0 | 5.6% | 45.4% |
| Brentwood | London | 3.6 | 2.6% | 48.5% |
| Bodmin | South-west England | 3.6 | 29.3% | 47.5% |
| Birmingham (Cocks Moors) | West Midlands | 3.1 | 0% | 53.5% |
| Enfield (Brancroft Way) | London | 2.4 | 11.1% | 46.1% |
| Carlisle LGV (Cars) | North-west England | 0.3 | 44.7% |
Questions
The wait, answered
How long is the wait for a driving test?
The national median was 11.9 weeks in July 2026: half of everyone who sat a car test waited longer than that between booking it and taking it. The spread is wide, from 3.6 weeks at Bodmin up to 27.1 at Bedford.
Why is the wait so long?
Demand. DVSA releases slots in a rolling 24-week window, and in July 2026 89% of every slot in that window was already taken across the centres listed here. When the window is nearly full, a new booking lands at the far end of it.
How do I get an earlier driving test date?
Two ways. Check GOV.UK yourself for a free slot, regularly rather than once, because slots come back when other people cancel or move. And put your test on a swap board, because a date another learner already holds never appears on GOV.UK: the only way to reach it is a swap, which DVSA carries out over the phone with both of you.
Can an app watch for cancellations for me?
Not any more. Since 12 May 2026 you are not allowed to use services that scan the booking system, and DVSA can suspend your online booking access and cancel your test over it. The two routes above are what is left, and both are free.
When do these figures update?
Monthly. DVSA publishes dataset DRT122F on the second Wednesday of each month and this page is rebuilt from it. The figures here are for July 2026.
The queue is not the only way in
Every date inside the booking window is either free, in which case GOV.UK will sell it to you, or held by a learner. Reaching the held ones is what a swap is for.