To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the capacity of DVLA test centres in (a) London and (b) Barking constituency.
Answered on
14 October 2024
The table below shows the number of tests available and the current average waiting time at Barking driving test centre (DTC), and other London DTCs near the Barking constituency, as of 7 October 2024.
Driving test centre (DTC) | Average car practical driving test waiting time (Sept 2024) | Booked tests | Tests available in 24 week booking window |
Barking | 20.2 | 2,556 | 169 |
Hornchurch | 24 | 1,441 | 54 |
Goodmayes | 24 | 7,056 | 381 |
Wanstead | 24 | 2,696 | 132 |
National | 19 | 571,047 | 89,349 |
The average waiting time in the wider London area (DTCs inside the M25) is 22.9 weeks.