Driving take a look at centres with lowest move charges in UK revealed | EUROtoday

The driving take a look at centres with the bottom move charges have been revealed as ready instances in Britain attain a file excessive.

The common ready time to ebook a sensible take a look at was 20 weeks in February, up from 14 weeks a yr earlier, Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) figures present.

Analysis of DVSA figures by The Independent has revealed the take a look at centres with the bottom and highest move charges.

There have been 918,633 driving exams carried out throughout the nation from April to September 2024, with 445,391 individuals passing their take a look at. This equates to a 48.5 per cent common move charge nationwide.

While some smaller take a look at centres noticed move charges of practically 90 per cent, one centre within the North of England had a move charge of lower than 34 per cent.

Readers can search the move charge for his or her native take a look at centre within the desk under:

Featherstone driving take a look at centre in Wakefield has the bottom move charge nationally – 2,620 drivers handed their sensible take a look at, leading to a move charge of solely 33.8 per cent.

Wolverhampton additionally ranks within the high 5 worst areas to take your driving take a look at. Only 2,152 drivers handed their take a look at, leading to a move charge of 33.9 per cent.

In the Chingford take a look at centre, East London, 2,446 drivers handed their take a look at final yr, leaving 4,384 drivers failing their take a look at.

In the Ipswich take a look at centre, in the meantime, 65 per cent of drivers handed their take a look at, and in Dorchester the figures are related (66 per cent).

Some smaller take a look at centres throughout the nation have move charges nearing 9 in 10 drivers. This contains Inveraray (87 per cent) and the Isles of Scilly (88 per cent).

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The Department for Transport (DfT) has beforehand introduced a sequence of measures geared toward tackling the backlog, whereas a marketing campaign to recruit and prepare 450 new driving examiners can be underway.

It is now solely doable to make modifications as much as 10 working days earlier than a booked take a look at slot. DfT goals to incentivise learners to attend till they’re able to move earlier than they ebook a take a look at. Officials say it will encourage individuals to drag out of exams sooner, that means there’s extra probability their spot will be taken by another person.

A DVSA spokesperson stated: “Car practical test waiting times remain high due to an increase in demand and low customer confidence in driving test availability, resulting in a change in customers’ booking behaviour.

“We continue to work on implementing our seven-point plan to reduce waiting times and encouraging learner drivers to only book their driving test when their instructor agrees they are ready.

“Since launching our plan in December 2024, we are making progress towards recruiting and training 450 driving examiners across Great Britain.”