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Driving Tests: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the current average waiting time is for a driving (a) practical and (b) test for motor cars; and if she will set out how this compares to the pre-covid figures.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body: Department for Transport
Tabled: 14 Nov 2025
Target answer date: 19 Nov 2025
Answer: 19 Nov 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

14 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the current average waiting time is for a driving (a) practical and (b) test for motor cars; and if she will set out how this compares to the pre-covid figures.
19 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
19 Nov 2025
Answer published
The national average waiting time for a car practical driving test in October 2025 was 21.9 weeks. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) supervise the delivery of light vehicle MOTs through approved MOT garages. As these are private garages, the ...

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