Driving Tests: Wiltshire
(asked on 13th October 2025) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) average and (b) longest waiting times for a practical driving test in Wiltshire were in the last 10 years, by driving test centre.
The table below shows how many car practical driving tests have been booked for test centres serving Wiltshire in 2025.
Driving Test Centre | Tests Booked (Net Demand) |
Chippenham | 7,737 |
Salisbury | 4,432 |
Swindon | 8,694 |
Trowbridge | 1,323 |
Total | 22,186 |
*Trowbridge is a taking the test to the customer site so may not be open every day.
Information on the number of approved driving instructors by postcode, including for Wiltshire is available on GOV.UK at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/driving-instructor-and-motorcycle-instructor-register-data
The table below shows the (a) average and (b) longest waiting times for a practical car driving test for test centres serving Wiltshire over the last ten years.
Driving Test Centre | Average Waiting time (weeks) | Longest Waiting time (weeks) |
Chippenham | 12.6 | 24 |
Salisbury | 10.7 | 24 |
Swindon | 13.2 | 24 |
Trowbridge | 14.5 | 24 |
*Trowbridge is a taking the test to the customer site so may not be open every day.