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min answer › date of answer	2019-06-13
max date tabled	2024-03-07
max date	2024-03-01
title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023%2F24 16465
creator › label	Biography information for Bill Esterson

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01/03/2024

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Department for Transport

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Driving Tests: Waiting Lists

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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time is for a driving test from DVSA in (a) England, (b) each region and (c) each driving centre.

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Sefton Central

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Bill Esterson

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06/03/2024

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As of 4 March 2024, there were 514,894 car practical driving tests booked, and 133,555 driving tests available within the 24-week booking window. The average waiting time for a car practical driving test in England is 17.8 weeks.The attached spreadsheet shows the average waiting time for a car practical driving test, per region, and at each test centre, as of 4 March 2024.The Secretary of State for Transport has decided, going forward, to regularly publish this information to show progress in tackling the testing backlog that has arisen since Covid.

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Hexham

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Guy Opperman

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16466

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06/03/2024 17:46:34

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file name	16466.xlsx
title	DVSA Average waiting time

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label	Biography information for Bill Esterson