Driving Tests: Wales
(asked on 26th March 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the current average waiting time is for car driving tests in Wales; how many driving test centres in Wales have an average waiting time of (a) over 12 weeks, (b) over 18 weeks, and (c) over 24 weeks; and what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Wales on reducing driving test waiting times in Wales.
The average waiting time for a car practical driving test in Wales in February 2026 was 16.8 weeks. The table below shows the average waiting time in February 2026 for a car practical driving test at driving test centres in Wales:
Driving Test Centre | Average waiting time in February 2026 (in weeks) |
Abergavenny | 24 |
Aberystwyth (Park Avenue) | 15.75 |
Bala | 14 |
Bangor | 18.5 |
Barry | 6.5 |
Brecon | 10 |
Bridgend | 12.25 |
Cardiff (Llanishen) | 20.25 |
Cardigan | 8.25 |
Carmarthen | 15.25 |
Llanelli | 9.75 |
Llantrisant | 19.5 |
Merthyr Tydfil | 19.75 |
Monmouth | 5.75 |
Newport (Gwent) | 24 |
Newtown | 24 |
Pembroke Dock | 18.5 |
Pwllheli | 3.5 |
Rhyl | 21 |
Swansea | 17.25 |
Wrexham | 11 |