Official DVSA median waiting times for 319 UK test centres (Jun 2026). Lower is better — search your centre or find a shorter-wait one nearby.
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| Test centre | Median wait | % available | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enfield (Brancroft Way) | 3.0 wk | 0.0% | 46.1% |
| Chingford (London) | 5.6 wk | 4.3% | 39.9% |
| Erith (London) | 7.1 wk | 5.1% | 51.6% |
| Greenford (Horsenden Lane) | 7.7 wk | 3.3% | 41.4% |
| West Wickham (London) | 7.7 wk | 4.2% | 51.6% |
| Mill Hill (London) | 8.4 wk | 4.3% | 51.4% |
| Belvedere (London) | 9.9 wk | 4.2% | 40.5% |
| Yeading (London) | 10.1 wk | 3.6% | 52.8% |
| Uxbridge (London) | 12.9 wk | 4.9% | 52.3% |
| Mitcham (London) | 13.1 wk | 3.8% | 47.0% |
| Tolworth (London) | 13.4 wk | 5.0% | 53.6% |
| Tottenham | 13.4 wk | 5.0% | 48.9% |
| Bromley (London) | 14.4 wk | 0.6% | 52.9% |
| Morden (London) | 14.6 wk | 5.0% | 51.0% |
| Hendon (London) | 16.1 wk | 4.5% | 51.4% |
| Wanstead (London) | 16.3 wk | 5.2% | 44.4% |
| Southall (London) | 17.7 wk | 4.5% | 44.8% |
| Hornchurch (London) | 19.0 wk | 5.2% | 46.3% |
| Wood Green (London) | 19.0 wk | 4.7% | 46.8% |
| Isleworth (Fleming Way) | 20.0 wk | 4.5% | 50.4% |
| Enfield (Innova Business Park) | 20.4 wk | 3.1% | 53.9% |
| Goodmayes (London) | 20.7 wk | 4.7% | 43.7% |
| Barnet (London) | 22.1 wk | 3.9% | 49.9% |
| Sidcup (London) | 22.3 wk | 4.3% | 58.7% |
| Pinner (London) | 23.1 wk | 3.7% | 49.7% |
| Test centre | Median wait | % available | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenham | 2.9 wk | 4.3% | 56.5% |
| Slough (London) | 4.6 wk | 4.3% | 50.8% |
| Ashford (Kent) | 4.7 wk | 18.5% | 46.2% |
| Canterbury | 5.3 wk | 15.2% | 45.8% |
| Folkestone | 5.4 wk | 45.3% | 42.4% |
| Maidstone | 5.6 wk | 6.9% | 60.2% |
| Winchester | 5.7 wk | 6.4% | 52.2% |
| Guildford | 6.0 wk | 3.3% | 57.1% |
| Chichester | 6.4 wk | 4.7% | 61.6% |
| Newport (Isle of Wight) | 6.6 wk | 30.7% | 54.1% |
| Aylesbury | 7.1 wk | 0.5% | 49.3% |
| Herne Bay | 7.1 wk | 21.4% | 55.9% |
| Eastbourne | 7.4 wk | 6.0% | 55.4% |
| Crawley | 8.5 wk | 4.1% | 42.7% |
| Redhill Aerodrome | 8.8 wk | 5.5% | 53.9% |
| High Wycombe | 9.0 wk | 5.6% | 51.5% |
| Gillingham | 9.3 wk | 4.7% | 56.4% |
| Southampton (Maybush) | 9.3 wk | 18.8% | 47.1% |
| Oxford (Cowley) | 9.4 wk | 5.6% | 50.6% |
| Hastings (Ore) | 10.4 wk | 3.6% | 52.4% |
| Sevenoaks | 11.4 wk | 5.3% | 59.0% |
| Reading | 11.6 wk | 4.2% | 55.4% |
| Tunbridge Wells | 12.0 wk | 5.9% | 64.5% |
| Worthing | 12.0 wk | 4.2% | 59.8% |
| Chertsey (London) | 12.3 wk | 5.8% | 52.9% |
| Portsmouth | 13.0 wk | 19.4% | 52.8% |
| Farnborough | 14.4 wk | 4.3% | 59.7% |
| Bletchley | 15.8 wk | 0.6% | 51.5% |
| Burgess Hill | 16.1 wk | 4.3% | 45.5% |
| Lee On The Solent | 17.4 wk | 4.8% | 63.2% |
| Basingstoke | 18.0 wk | 6.7% | 56.8% |
| Banbury | 20.4 wk | 0.5% | 41.3% |
| Test centre | Median wait | % available | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salisbury | 3.6 wk | 31.2% | 48.5% |
| Bodmin | 3.9 wk | 29.9% | 47.5% |
| Weston-super-Mare | 4.0 wk | 7.7% | 56.5% |
| Launceston | 4.9 wk | 42.1% | 46.3% |
| Bristol (Avonmouth) | 5.1 wk | 37.3% | 55.5% |
| Chippenham | 6.1 wk | 26.7% | 56.4% |
| Newton Abbot | 6.1 wk | 13.4% | 53.8% |
| Camborne | 6.4 wk | 3.0% | 40.6% |
| Dorchester | 6.4 wk | 9.3% | 69.0% |
| Exeter | 6.6 wk | 33.1% | 46.8% |
| Poole | 7.4 wk | 6.4% | 53.4% |
| Bristol (Kingswood) | 7.6 wk | 20.2% | 51.9% |
| Trowbridge | 7.7 wk | 3.5% | 55.2% |
| Barnstaple | 8.0 wk | 43.2% | 51.4% |
| Plymouth | 8.6 wk | 33.1% | 40.7% |
| Swindon | 9.4 wk | 10.1% | 51.1% |
| Yeovil | 10.0 wk | 4.7% | 63.4% |
| Taunton | 12.1 wk | 24.1% | 59.5% |
| Cheltenham | 12.3 wk | 3.8% | 43.2% |
| Penzance | 14.4 wk | 2.4% | 46.5% |
| Gloucester | 15.4 wk | 5.3% | 47.8% |
| Test centre | Median wait | % available | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basildon | 5.4 wk | 6.1% | 49.1% |
| Bury St Edmunds | 6.4 wk | 11.5% | 46.2% |
| Luton | 7.6 wk | 1.7% | 39.2% |
| Ipswich | 7.9 wk | 6.4% | 62.3% |
| Tilbury | 8.1 wk | 6.2% | 50.4% |
| Brentwood (London) | 8.3 wk | 2.1% | 48.5% |
| Colchester | 9.4 wk | 15.4% | 50.6% |
| St Albans | 9.7 wk | 4.3% | 50.7% |
| Watford | 10.6 wk | 4.7% | 46.2% |
| Southend-on-Sea | 11.0 wk | 5.8% | 48.1% |
| Loughton (London) | 11.0 wk | 5.2% | 47.0% |
| Bishops Stortford | 11.3 wk | 7.3% | 51.3% |
| Borehamwood (London) | 11.3 wk | 4.1% | 50.8% |
| Peterborough | 11.7 wk | 5.5% | 52.8% |
| Norwich (Peachman Way) | 12.0 wk | 5.2% | 61.7% |
| Chelmsford | 12.5 wk | 6.2% | 55.4% |
| Lowestoft (Mobbs Way) | 13.4 wk | 7.0% | 43.3% |
| Clacton-on-Sea | 14.3 wk | 10.5% | 47.4% |
| Stevenage | 14.6 wk | 5.6% | 55.3% |
| Cambridge (Brookmount Court) | 15.4 wk | 0.6% | 53.8% |
| Kings Lynn | 16.1 wk | 4.6% | 51.9% |
| Letchworth | 19.8 wk | 2.9% | 57.5% |
| Leighton Buzzard (Stanbridge Road) | 24.0 wk | 1.6% | 49.9% |
| Bedford | 25.1 wk | 0.8% | 53.7% |
| Test centre | Median wait | % available | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 3.7 wk | 4.1% | 50.7% |
| Leicester (Cannock Street) | 5.1 wk | 5.1% | 40.2% |
| Leicester (Wigston) | 7.7 wk | 5.2% | 51.2% |
| Chesterfield | 8.0 wk | 12.0% | 56.2% |
| Northampton | 8.6 wk | 0.9% | 52.1% |
| Hinckley | 8.9 wk | 6.4% | 46.4% |
| Nottingham (Chilwell) | 11.6 wk | 4.8% | 49.9% |
| Kettering | 12.1 wk | 5.3% | 49.1% |
| Buxton | 12.3 wk | 2.5% | 58.7% |
| Worksop | 12.6 wk | 14.5% | 55.2% |
| Nottingham (Colwick) | 13.3 wk | 5.3% | 46.4% |
| Derby (Alvaston) | 13.4 wk | 4.8% | 51.8% |
| Skegness | 13.8 wk | 2.9% | 55.9% |
| Lincoln | 14.9 wk | 5.5% | 52.1% |
| Grantham (Somerby) | 16.4 wk | 5.5% | 57.9% |
| Ashfield | 17.1 wk | 6.5% | 57.3% |
| Louth | 17.1 wk | 3.4% | 53.9% |
| Loughborough | 18.0 wk | 6.5% | 42.3% |
| Melton Mowbray | 21.7 wk | 0.8% | 69.7% |
| Wellingborough | 23.0 wk | 0.4% | 60.0% |
| Test centre | Median wait | % available | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham (Cocks Moors) | 3.7 wk | 0.6% | 53.5% |
| Shrewsbury | 4.7 wk | 10.0% | 51.0% |
| Birmingham (Garretts Green) | 5.7 wk | 4.6% | 44.4% |
| Coventry | 5.9 wk | 5.0% | 40.0% |
| Hereford | 6.6 wk | 5.4% | 58.8% |
| Oswestry | 7.4 wk | 3.5% | 52.4% |
| Rugby | 8.3 wk | 5.4% | 51.4% |
| Nuneaton | 9.0 wk | 6.2% | 53.2% |
| Featherstone | 9.1 wk | 4.6% | 36.4% |
| Ludlow | 9.1 wk | 6.4% | 58.7% |
| Stoke-on-Trent (Cobridge) | 9.9 wk | 14.5% | 38.8% |
| Worcester | 10.4 wk | 4.5% | 51.9% |
| Redditch | 10.6 wk | 0.0% | 51.4% |
| Birmingham (South Yardley) | 11.1 wk | 3.7% | 42.8% |
| Wolverhampton | 13.6 wk | 5.1% | 34.3% |
| Birmingham (Shirley) | 14.0 wk | 3.6% | 56.6% |
| Telford | 14.1 wk | 5.3% | 48.9% |
| Wednesbury | 14.3 wk | 4.7% | 35.0% |
| Birmingham (Kings Heath) | 14.7 wk | 4.9% | 46.8% |
| Dudley | 15.4 wk | 4.9% | 45.2% |
| Stafford | 15.7 wk | 4.9% | 45.8% |
| Burton on Trent | 16.4 wk | 5.5% | 54.7% |
| Lichfield | 17.1 wk | 4.6% | 53.0% |
| Stoke-on-Trent (Newcastle-Under-Lyme) | 17.7 wk | 8.4% | 40.7% |
| Warwick (Wedgenock House) | 18.6 wk | 4.0% | 48.5% |
| Birmingham (Kingstanding) | 23.0 wk | 4.7% | 48.5% |
| Test centre | Median wait | % available | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scunthorpe | 5.6 wk | 5.2% | 45.4% |
| Heckmondwike | 6.4 wk | 32.5% | 45.8% |
| Sheffield (Handsworth) | 6.4 wk | 6.5% | 45.3% |
| Barnsley | 6.6 wk | 14.9% | 58.5% |
| Bradford (Thornbury) | 6.6 wk | 38.2% | 47.8% |
| Leeds (Colton Mill) | 6.6 wk | 34.4% | 51.8% |
| Pontefract | 6.9 wk | 17.2% | 46.9% |
| Steeton | 7.3 wk | 27.9% | 52.8% |
| Grimsby Coldwater | 7.5 wk | 4.9% | 42.8% |
| Scarborough | 7.6 wk | 14.2% | 45.1% |
| Leeds (Fearnville) | 7.7 wk | 12.5% | 51.8% |
| Northallerton | 7.9 wk | 35.0% | 60.4% |
| Malton | 8.1 wk | 9.2% | 64.3% |
| Wakefield | 8.3 wk | 40.3% | 45.4% |
| Doncaster | 9.0 wk | 11.0% | 53.2% |
| Skipton | 9.0 wk | 7.7% | 57.3% |
| Horsforth | 9.4 wk | 41.3% | 49.7% |
| Knaresborough | 9.4 wk | 45.8% | 58.5% |
| Walton LGV | 10.9 wk | 25.4% | 59.8% |
| York | 10.9 wk | 22.7% | 54.4% |
| Bradford (Heaton) | 11.7 wk | 29.5% | 56.1% |
| Huddersfield | 12.6 wk | 20.4% | 49.2% |
| Hull | 13.3 wk | 3.8% | 47.9% |
| Rotherham | 13.3 wk | 18.5% | 53.1% |
| Sheffield (Middlewood Road) | 13.3 wk | 4.7% | 48.7% |
| Halifax | 14.1 wk | 18.8% | 45.0% |
| Whitby | 17.6 wk | 7.2% | 56.7% |
| Bridlington | 18.1 wk | 6.5% | 55.5% |
| Test centre | Median wait | % available | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle LGV (Cars) | 0.9 wk | — | 61.9% |
| Barrow In Furness | 3.7 wk | 51.4% | 69.6% |
| St Helens (Liverpool) | 6.4 wk | 36.7% | 40.9% |
| Bury (Manchester) | 6.7 wk | 4.4% | 46.3% |
| Cheetham Hill (Manchester) | 8.0 wk | 4.5% | 44.7% |
| Carlisle | 8.6 wk | 5.6% | 58.7% |
| Blackpool | 8.9 wk | 33.2% | 51.8% |
| Widnes | 9.0 wk | 23.7% | 42.7% |
| Kendal (Oxenholme Road) | 9.3 wk | 23.5% | 65.1% |
| Rochdale (Manchester) | 9.3 wk | 4.1% | 48.3% |
| Blackburn with Darwen | 9.4 wk | 4.8% | 46.6% |
| Chadderton | 9.4 wk | 5.7% | 46.8% |
| Macclesfield | 10.4 wk | 4.8% | 51.9% |
| Speke (Liverpool) | 10.4 wk | 17.5% | 40.5% |
| Chester | 11.1 wk | 9.3% | 47.3% |
| Chorley | 11.1 wk | 8.1% | 52.8% |
| Atherton (Manchester) | 12.1 wk | 4.4% | 44.3% |
| Crewe | 12.1 wk | 7.4% | 43.8% |
| Bredbury (Manchester) | 12.4 wk | 4.0% | 56.0% |
| Upton | 12.6 wk | 12.4% | 52.6% |
| Warrington | 13.9 wk | 20.8% | 55.5% |
| Preston | 14.6 wk | 4.2% | 56.3% |
| Southport (Liverpool) | 15.3 wk | 8.1% | 56.5% |
| Workington | 15.4 wk | 0.2% | 61.9% |
| Norris Green (Liverpool) | 15.8 wk | 5.1% | 37.8% |
| Bolton (Manchester) | 16.0 wk | 3.9% | 51.8% |
| Wallasey | 16.9 wk | 0.2% | 54.3% |
| Heysham | 17.3 wk | 23.3% | 59.2% |
| Sale (Manchester) | 17.9 wk | 4.4% | 51.4% |
| Nelson | 18.0 wk | 11.6% | 51.7% |
| West Didsbury (Manchester) | 20.6 wk | 4.1% | 47.7% |
| Northwich | 21.4 wk | 1.2% | 57.6% |
| Test centre | Median wait | % available | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gateshead | 6.6 wk | 15.3% | 37.5% |
| Darlington | 7.1 wk | 38.3% | 47.1% |
| Alnwick | 7.9 wk | 11.0% | 55.5% |
| Hartlepool | 8.1 wk | 32.2% | 51.0% |
| Sunderland | 9.1 wk | 4.4% | 51.1% |
| Middlesbrough | 11.9 wk | 14.4% | 47.7% |
| Blyth | 12.3 wk | 5.0% | 50.9% |
| Durham | 12.6 wk | 17.8% | 53.2% |
| Gosforth | 17.1 wk | 6.9% | 48.4% |
| Berwick-On-Tweed | 17.4 wk | 0.3% | 54.3% |
| Hexham | 17.5 wk | 0.7% | 53.0% |
| Test centre | Median wait | % available | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhyl | 5.0 wk | 23.9% | 56.9% |
| Llanelli | 5.6 wk | 72.1% | 51.0% |
| Wrexham | 5.6 wk | 28.2% | 51.9% |
| Swansea | 6.2 wk | 59.5% | 48.2% |
| Llantrisant | 6.7 wk | 37.4% | 54.0% |
| Newport (Gwent) | 7.3 wk | 19.8% | 48.9% |
| Bridgend | 7.7 wk | 67.1% | 53.3% |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 7.7 wk | 65.6% | 51.2% |
| Cardigan | 7.9 wk | 25.7% | 41.0% |
| Abergavenny | 8.2 wk | 8.6% | 64.2% |
| Barry | 8.9 wk | 27.6% | 57.0% |
| Carmarthen | 9.0 wk | 32.3% | 54.2% |
| Newtown | 10.0 wk | 14.9% | 58.0% |
| Brecon | 10.6 wk | 17.1% | 58.7% |
| Cardiff (Llanishen) | 10.7 wk | 29.3% | 46.5% |
| Monmouth | 10.9 wk | 9.3% | 51.0% |
| Aberystwyth (Park Avenue) | 11.1 wk | 11.5% | 55.1% |
| Bala | 12.1 wk | 33.5% | 61.6% |
| Bangor | 12.9 wk | 7.8% | 62.2% |
| Pwllheli | 13.0 wk | 24.3% | 68.1% |
| Pembroke Dock | 13.3 wk | 25.9% | 50.1% |
| Test centre | Median wait | % available | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gairloch | 3.0 wk | 0.0% | 69.2% |
| Peterhead | 4.8 wk | 23.7% | 53.2% |
| Aberdeen South (Cove) | 5.6 wk | 25.8% | 52.4% |
| Benbecula Island | 5.6 wk | 40.2% | 72.9% |
| Banff | 6.1 wk | 0.0% | 57.5% |
| Galashiels | 6.6 wk | 6.4% | 47.4% |
| Orkney | 6.7 wk | 0.0% | 55.9% |
| Buckie | 7.0 wk | 0.0% | 51.1% |
| Stornoway | 7.1 wk | 15.8% | 66.6% |
| Isle of Skye (Portree) | 7.4 wk | 0.0% | 57.0% |
| Elgin | 7.6 wk | 40.3% | 42.3% |
| Greenock | 7.6 wk | 9.4% | 41.7% |
| Dundee | 7.8 wk | 4.6% | 57.3% |
| Ullapool | 8.4 wk | — | 74.6% |
| Dumfries | 8.5 wk | 1.2% | 53.9% |
| Barra | 9.0 wk | 14.3% | 60.0% |
| Kyle of Lochalsh | 9.3 wk | 0.0% | 57.4% |
| Inverurie | 9.6 wk | 0.0% | 61.9% |
| Inverness (Longman Drive) | 10.0 wk | 5.9% | 45.8% |
| Ayr | 10.6 wk | 5.1% | 57.5% |
| Wick | 11.4 wk | 15.8% | 59.4% |
| Fraserburgh | 12.2 wk | 0.0% | 64.0% |
| Kirkcaldy | 12.4 wk | 6.1% | 50.9% |
| Rothesay | 13.4 wk | 0.0% | 52.0% |
| Aberdeen North | 13.6 wk | 7.1% | 48.2% |
| Paisley | 13.6 wk | 4.0% | 48.6% |
| Glasgow (Shieldhall) | 14.0 wk | 2.6% | 39.9% |
| Perth (Arran Road) | 14.0 wk | 4.3% | 48.8% |
| Lerwick | 14.1 wk | 0.0% | 67.8% |
| Oban | 14.1 wk | 2.8% | 66.1% |
| Huntly | 14.2 wk | 0.0% | 63.7% |
| Mallaig | 14.4 wk | 5.3% | 63.0% |
| Dunfermline (Vine) | 14.9 wk | 6.0% | 36.4% |
| Alness | 15.0 wk | 0.0% | 63.1% |
| Ballater | 15.1 wk | 1.4% | 77.1% |
| Bishopbriggs | 15.1 wk | 2.4% | 49.8% |
| Thurso | 15.1 wk | 0.0% | 63.0% |
| Dumbarton | 15.4 wk | 6.0% | 52.8% |
| Montrose | 15.5 wk | 0.5% | 70.0% |
| Hamilton | 15.6 wk | 4.7% | 42.0% |
| Girvan | 15.7 wk | 0.0% | 72.0% |
| Edinburgh (Musselburgh) | 16.1 wk | 6.9% | 49.4% |
| Isle of Tiree | 16.3 wk | 20.0% | 80.0% |
| Lanark | 16.3 wk | 1.6% | 58.1% |
| Newton Stewart | 16.7 wk | 4.8% | 65.8% |
| Inveraray | 17.1 wk | 0.0% | 69.4% |
| Kingussie | 17.1 wk | 0.0% | 64.1% |
| Fort William | 17.3 wk | 0.0% | 65.5% |
| Glasgow (Baillieston) | 17.3 wk | 3.0% | 47.4% |
| Castle Douglas | 18.1 wk | 0.0% | 53.4% |
| Irvine | 18.3 wk | 4.3% | 55.7% |
| Golspie | 18.4 wk | 0.0% | 68.0% |
| Grangemouth | 18.4 wk | 5.5% | 50.7% |
| Peebles | 18.6 wk | 3.2% | 58.8% |
| Stirling | 18.6 wk | 3.7% | 43.0% |
| Lochgilphead | 18.8 wk | 0.0% | 56.4% |
| Brodick (Isle of Arran) | 19.1 wk | 6.1% | — |
| Kelso | 19.9 wk | 0.6% | 59.2% |
| East Kilbride | 20.0 wk | 0.8% | 57.7% |
| Airdrie | 20.1 wk | 3.2% | 47.4% |
| Stranraer | 20.1 wk | 3.7% | 71.2% |
| Grantown-On-Spey | 20.3 wk | 0.0% | 62.2% |
| Campbeltown | 20.4 wk | 0.0% | 71.6% |
| Isle of Mull | 20.5 wk | 0.0% | 71.4% |
| Cumnock | 20.9 wk | 1.7% | 67.4% |
| Duns | 21.0 wk | 8.3% | 70.2% |
| Aberfeldy | 21.2 wk | 0.0% | 68.5% |
| Haddington | 21.5 wk | 5.2% | 57.5% |
| Islay Island | 22.0 wk | 0.0% | — |
| Pitlochry | 22.4 wk | 0.0% | 73.3% |
| Crieff | 22.9 wk | 0.0% | 66.1% |
| Edinburgh (Currie) | 23.0 wk | 3.7% | 41.6% |
| Glasgow (Anniesland) | 23.0 wk | 3.6% | 44.3% |
| Livingston | 23.1 wk | 5.9% | 55.7% |
| Hawick | 23.6 wk | 0.0% | 64.3% |
| Dunoon | 23.9 wk | 0.0% | 71.5% |
| Arbroath | 27.0 wk | 0.0% | 67.4% |
| Callander | 27.7 wk | 3.9% | 49.9% |
| Forfar | 29.7 wk | 0.0% | 60.3% |
Median waiting time = median weeks between booking and sitting a car test, for people who took their test in Jun 2026 (varies month to month). Pass rates & waiting times contain public sector information from DVSA, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
