Written question asked by Douglas Chapman (Scottish National Party) on Thursday, 16 March 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 20 March 2023. It was answered by Richard Holden (Conservative) on Thursday, 23 March 2023 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Driving Tests: Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving test appointment slots are available each week in (a) the Dunfermline and (b) the Kirkcaldy Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency test centre.

Answer

Based on demand, Dunfermline driving test centre operates 3 days per week, and Kirkcaldy operates 5 days per week.

On average, there are 78 driving test slots available per week at Dunfermline test centre, and 138 at Kirkcaldy. Driving examiners are deployed between the two test centres to balance out driving test waiting times.

The average waiting time for a practical car test at Dunfermline, and Kirkcaldy is 12 weeks, which is less than the current national average. As of 20 March 2023, there were 153 and 425 driving tests available at Dunfermline and Kirkaldy respectively.

Based on customer demand, 60 cities, out of 70, have permanent driving test centres. The ten that do not are listed below, alongside their nearest test centre. The only cities without a driving test centre within 15 miles are Wells and St Davids.

	Name of city that does not have a permanent driving test centre (DTC)	Name of nearest DTC
	Bath	Bristol Kingswood
	Brighton and Hove	Lancing
	Dunfermline	Kirkcaldy
	Ely	Cambridge (Brookmount Court)
	Ripon	Knaresborough
	Salford	Cheetham Hill
	St Asaph (Llanelwy)	Rhyl
	St Davids	Pembroke Dock
	Truro	Camborne
	Wells	Weston-Super-Mare

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 167146
Session: 2022-23
Grouped for answer: Yes
Subjects: Driving tests Kirkcaldy Dunfermline
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

Driving Tests: Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy

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