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Written question asked by John Lamont (Conservative) on Tuesday, 16 June 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 18 June 2026. It was answered by Simon Lightwood (Labour) on Tuesday, 23 June 2026 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Driving Tests: Scottish Borders

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time is for driving tests at (a) Hawick, (b) Galashiels, (c) Kelso, (d) Duns and (e) Berwick-On-Tweed test centres.

Answer

The table below shows the May 2026 average waiting time (based on the national average waiting time metric of when a minimum of 10% of test slots are available) and number of tests booked and available for a car practical driving test at the (a) Hawick, (b) Galashiels, (c) Kelso, (d) Duns and (e) Berwick-On-Tweed driving test centres (DTC) as of 15 June 2026.

Driving test centre

Average car practical driving test waiting time in weeks (May 2026)

Booked tests (as of 15 June 2026)

Tests available in 24 week booking window (as of 15 June 2026)

Hawick

18.8

156

2

Galashiels

21.8

730

54

Kelso

24.0

176

1

Duns

13.5

48

1

Berwick-On-Tweed

24.0

337

1

Scotland

21.9

50,103

3,035

Great Britain (National)

21.8

662,655

75,785

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
10218
Session
2026-27
Subjects
Driving tests Waiting lists Scottish Borders
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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