Test Centre Stats

26 test centres

Driving test centres in West Midlands

DVSA's median wait for West Midlands in September 2026 was 12.1 weeks, 0.5 weeks longer than Great Britain (11.6 weeks); a year earlier it was 13.1 weeks. 46.2% of tests in 2025–26 were passes (Great Britain 50.0%).

Shortest wait in the region: Hereford (2.9 weeks). Longest: Stoke-on-Trent (Newcastle-Under-Lyme) (19.1 weeks). Highest pass rate: Hereford (58.8%); lowest: Wolverhampton (34.3%).

  • West Midlands
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test, West Midlands and Great BritainWest Midlands: 12.1 weeks; Great Britain 11.6 weeks.051015Jan 24Jul 24Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2612.1Weeks051015Jan 24Jan 25Jan 2612.1Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test, West Midlands and Great Britain
MonthWest MidlandsGreat Britain
September 202612.111.6
August 202612.111.1
July 202611.111.1
June 202611.010.7
May 20269.19.7
April 20267.19.1
March 20268.39.0
February 202610.410.4
January 20269.910.1
December 20259.310.1
November 20259.710.4
October 202511.711.6
September 202513.112.4
August 202511.111.7
July 202512.412.0
June 202511.311.0
May 202512.111.3
April 202511.110.6
March 202510.410.4
February 202511.711.4
January 202511.911.0
December 202411.010.4
November 202410.79.9
October 202410.39.7
September 20249.79.7
August 20249.49.3
July 20249.09.0
June 20248.37.7
May 20248.07.0
April 20246.66.4
March 20245.15.6
February 20246.16.0
January 20247.46.6
December 20237.16.1
November 20238.07.1
October 20239.78.7
  • Under 7 wk
  • 7–15
  • 15–22
  • 22+ wk
Hereford: 2.9 weeksRedditch: 4 weeksBirmingham (Cocks Moors): 4.7 weeksNuneaton: 9 weeksWarwick (Wedgenock House): 9.8 weeksLudlow: 10 weeksBirmingham (Kings Heath): 10.1 weeksShrewsbury: 10.1 weeksRugby: 10.8 weeksBirmingham (Garretts Green): 11.4 weeksOswestry: 11.7 weeksBirmingham (South Yardley): 11.9 weeksCoventry: 11.9 weeksFeatherstone: 11.9 weeksWednesbury: 13.1 weeksBurton on Trent: 13.9 weeksStoke-On-Trent (Cobridge): 14 weeksWorcester: 14 weeksWolverhampton: 15.9 weeksTelford: 16 weeksBirmingham (Kingstanding): 16.1 weeksStafford: 16.2 weeksLichfield: 17 weeksDudley: 18 weeksBirmingham (Shirley): 19 weeksStoke-on-Trent (Newcastle-Under-Lyme): 19.1 weeks

All centres in West Midlands

Test centres in West Midlands
2 years
Hereford2.9−12.712.858.8%60.0%4,110
Redditch4−2.624+51.4%51.5%4,483
Birmingham (Cocks Moors)limited data4.7–2253.5%55.5%486
Nuneaton9−2.024+53.2%54.6%6,764
Warwick (Wedgenock House)9.8+0.724+48.5%47.3%15,070
Ludlow10+3.51958.7%61.6%5,051
Birmingham (Kings Heath)10.1+1.424+46.8%45.6%9,072
Shrewsbury10.1+3.023.351.0%53.2%5,064
Rugby10.8+1.524+51.4%55.0%6,664
Birmingham (Garretts Green)11.4+1.821.544.4%42.0%22,480
Oswestry11.7+1.2–52.4%54.3%1,851
Birmingham (South Yardley)11.9+2.822.342.8%40.5%14,471
Coventry11.9+4.624+40.0%38.3%13,771
Featherstone11.9−2.724+36.4%35.1%13,193
Wednesbury13.1+3.024+35.0%31.5%7,508
Burton on Trent13.9−1.924+54.7%56.5%7,273
Stoke-On-Trent (Cobridge)14+2.122.840.6%38.7%8,413
Worcester14+2.722.851.9%52.3%11,590
Wolverhampton15.9+2.724+34.3%33.4%11,561
Telford16−4.924+48.9%48.1%4,963
Birmingham (Kingstanding)16.1−6.224+48.5%47.2%16,133
Stafford16.2+0.324+45.8%45.8%5,365
Lichfield17−5.124+53.0%53.3%5,944
Dudley18−1.924+45.2%45.1%13,721
Birmingham (Shirley)19+4.124+56.6%58.3%9,385
Stoke-on-Trent (Newcastle-Under-Lyme)19.1no change22.841.6%40.0%6,646

Source: DVSA DRT122F, DRT121G and DRT122A, OGL v3.0.