Petition · past parliament
Reduce waiting times for driving test to 5 weeks
Closed
4,417 signatures
What the petition asks
waiting times at present are over 16 weeks at some centres, this impacts greatly on people learning to drive. It add unnecessary costs to people learning to drive.For those who fail the first time around the wait for a second test means they have a less likely chance of passing second time around
The DVSA say the waiting times are 9 to 10 weeks but according to the DVSA own test booking service the waiting times at some test centres is 16 weeks or more.
Timeline
| 9 Mar 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 9 Sep 2016 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
4,417
Status
Closed
Opened
9 Mar 2016
Closed
9 Sep 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.