Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average wait for driving tests is in each English region.
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency records its data in four regions, which are; Scotland and North England, Central England and North Wales, South Wales and South West England and London and the South East. The average waiting times in January 2016 for these areas are listed below.
Scotland & North England | Waiting time in weeks |
Jan-16 | |
Average Car Waiting time | 8.4 |
Average M/C Mod 1 Waiting time | 1.3 |
Average M/C Mod 2 Waiting time | 2.1 |
Average Voc Waiting time | 7.9 |
Average ADI 2 Waiting time | 7.2 |
Average ADI 3 Waiting time | 7.1 |
Average Taxi Waiting time | 8.0 |
Central England & North Wales | Waiting time in weeks |
Jan-16 | |
Average Car Waiting time | 8.4 |
Average M/C Mod 1 Waiting time | 1.3 |
Average M/C Mod 2 Waiting time | 2.1 |
Average Voc Waiting time | 7.9 |
Average ADI 2 Waiting time | 7.2 |
Average ADI 3 Waiting time | 7.1 |
Average Taxi Waiting time | 8.0 |
South Wales & South West England | Waiting time in weeks |
Jan-16 | |
Average Car Waiting time | 8.7 |
Average M/C Mod 1 Waiting time | 3.6 |
Average M/C Mod 2 Waiting time | 2.1 |
Average Voc Waiting time | 5.7 |
Average ADI 2 Waiting time | 5.7 |
Average ADI 3 Waiting time | 7.8 |
Average Taxi Waiting time | 7.6 |
London & South East | Waiting time in weeks |
Jan-16 | |
Average Car Waiting time | 7.5 |
Average M/C Mod 1 Waiting time | 1.5 |
Average M/C Mod 2 Waiting time | 1.5 |
Average Voc Waiting time | 3.3 |
Average ADI 2 Waiting time | 3.8 |
Average ADI 3 Waiting time | 3.3 |
Average Taxi Waiting time | 3.4 |
National | Waiting time in weeks |
Jan-16 | |
Average Car Waiting time | 8.4 |
Average M/C Mod 1 Waiting time | 2.7 |
Average M/C Mod 2 Waiting time | 2.4 |
Average Voc Waiting time | 5.3 |
Average ADI 2 Waiting time | 5.5 |
Average ADI 3 Waiting time | 5.9 |
Average Taxi Waiting time | 6.7 |