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Driving Test Cancellations in South West

There are 22 DVSA driving test centres in South West. Median waits for tests taken in Sep 2026 range from 4.0 weeks at Weston-super-Mare to 17.0 weeks at Cheltenham, averaging 9.8 weeks across the region. The highest pass rate among centres with at least 300 tests is Dorchester at 69.0%. A shorter wait often means a nearby centre has spare slots — free cancellation alerts tell you the moment one opens. How driving test cancellations work →

22test centres
9.8 wkaverage wait
4.0 wkshortest · Weston-super-Mare
69.0%highest pass rate · Dorchester
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All South West test centres

Test centreMedian wait% availablePass rate
Barnstaple7.4 wk55.5%51.4%
Bodmin5.4 wk39.8%47.5%
Bristol (Avonmouth)12.1 wk37.6%55.5%
Bristol (Kingswood)5.9 wk29.9%51.9%
Camborne4.4 wk21.4%40.6%
Cheltenham17.0 wk4.1%43.2%
Chippenham11.7 wk34.9%56.4%
Dorchester10.6 wk10.9%69.0%
Exeter6.4 wk49.6%46.8%
Gloucester16.2 wk4.1%47.8%
Isles of Scilly15.9 wk0.0%87.5%
Launceston6.4 wk53.7%46.3%
Newton Abbot16.0 wk12.4%53.8%
Penzance10.7 wk1.2%46.5%
Plymouth7.1 wk44.6%40.7%
Poole8.8 wk12.2%53.4%
Salisbury6.1 wk33.0%48.5%
Swindon12.1 wk13.0%51.1%
Taunton12.6 wk30.0%59.5%
Trowbridge5.6 wk23.3%55.2%
Weston-super-Mare4.0 wk34.1%56.5%
Yeovil13.1 wk7.0%63.4%

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Data updated: 24 Oct 2026 · Median waiting time = median weeks between booking and sitting a car test, for people who took their test in Sep 2026. Pass rates 2025–26. Pass rates & waiting times contain public sector information from DVSA, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. About our data →