Question follow-through · 59653
Driving Tests: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average time was to obtain a UK driving test in each region in the most recent 12 months for which data is available; and what percentage of applicants were foreign nationals.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 12 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 16 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 18 Jun 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
12 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average time was to obtain a UK driving test in each region in the most recent 12 months for which data is available; and what percentage of applicants were foreign nationals.
16 Jun 2025
Target answer date
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18 Jun 2025
Answer published
The table below shows the average waiting time for a car practical driving test by driving test centre regions, for the financial year 2024/25. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) does not collect any data regarding the customer's nationality ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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