'Real-life implications': Driving school hits out at test delays

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'Real-life implications': Driving school hits out at test delays
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Across Glasgow’s three test centres, the shortest waiting time was more than four months

AA Driving School is calling for more transparency in the availability of driving tests, after exclusive data reveals learners faced booking delays at 88% of UK test centres.Data from November 2022 revealed learners had to wait 20 weeks for an available test at the Baillieston centre.DVSA data accessed by AA Driving School via a Freedom of Information Request shows the test waiting time was more than five months in 66 towns and cities across the UK.

“The backlog data we obtained shows learners across the country face months of delays. In some areas, you could have searched on November 1, 2022, and only been offered a test from April 18, 2023, if at all. “A better system could save many weeks of waiting as our data showed wait times varied between some local test centres by as much as three months.

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