Learner drivers still waiting 20 weeks to book tests

Why learner drivers are still waiting months for practical tests

Learner drivers still facing 20-week wait for practical test

Waiting times remain “too long,” stresses DVLA chief

Learner drivers still waiting 20 weeks to book tests

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency had been given a target to reduce average wait times to seven weeks.

Learners face driving test postcode lottery across Wales

Nation.Cymru staff Learner drivers face a postcode lottery for driving tests across Wales, with waits ranging from just over five to 14 weeks. New Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) data for August shows Newtown had the longest median waiting time in Wales at 14 weeks, compared with just 5.4 weeks in Llanelli. Pembroke Dock […]

Learner drivers still facing five-month wait for practical test, despite efforts to cut backlog – NATIONAL NEWS

Learner drivers are waiting an average of 20 weeks to book a practical driving test, new figures show, a wait barely changed from previous months despite government efforts to bring delays down. Figures published by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) show only a slight improvement on July’s average of 20.2 weeks. Once a test is booked, learners then wait a further 11.1 weeks before actually sitting it, a figure that has not moved. Th…