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Driving Tests: South Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to reduce car driving test wait times at (a) Monmouth test centre, (b) Abergavenny test centre and (c) test centres in South Wales.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
12 Mar 2026
Target answer date
16 Mar 2026
Answer
20 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to reduce car driving test wait times at (a) Monmouth test centre, (b) Abergavenny test centre and (c) test centres in South Wales.

  2. 16 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 20 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is upholding road safety standards while it works hard to reduce car practical driving test waiting times. The agency is intensifying its efforts to reduce waiting times, including in Wales, a...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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