About 4 miles on DVSA's official nearest-centre list
- Median actual wait
- 14.3 weeks shorter19 weeks → 4.7 weeks
- Appointment availability
- 2 weeks lower at the alternative (24 weeks → 22 weeks)
West Midlands driving test waiting times and pass rates
Compare 26 driving test centres across West Midlands, including September 2026 actual waits, current appointment availability and the latest published pass rates. Figures are statistical snapshots, not live appointments.
September 2026 regional summary
Read the latest UK reportWest Midlands at a glance
Actual-wait figures below are published centre medians. The regional average is an unweighted average of those centre-level medians.
- Average of centre actual-wait medians
- 12.4 weeks 26 centres with published medians
- Current appointment availability
- 22.9 weeks Unweighted average of valid centre records
- Month-on-month availability movement
- 0.2 weeks lower 25 centres with both months
West Midlands actual-wait range: published centre medians ran from 2.9 weeks at Hereford to 19.1 weeks at Stoke-on-Trent (Newcastle-Under-Lyme).
Month-on-month context: Across 25 centres with records for both months, the unweighted appointment-availability average fell by 0.2 weeks. This is movement in DVSA's separate 10% appointment-availability measure, not a change in how long learners actually waited.
Centre-level detail
Where waits are shortest, longest and improving
These rankings use published centre records for September 2026. Improvements refer only to the appointment-availability measure and are not changes in median actual waits.
Shortest median actual waits
- 01Hereford2.9 weeks
- 02Redditch4 weeks
- 03Birmingham (Cocks Moors)4.7 weeks
- 04Nuneaton9 weeks
- 05Warwick (Wedgenock House)9.8 weeks
Longest median actual waits
- 01Stoke-on-Trent (Newcastle-Under-Lyme)19.1 weeks
- 02Birmingham (Shirley)19 weeks
- 03Dudley18 weeks
- 04Lichfield17 weeks
- 05Stafford16.2 weeks
Biggest availability improvements
- 01Hereford10.6 weeks lower
- 02Ludlow4 weeks lower
- 03Birmingham (Garretts Green)1.5 weeks lower
- 04Birmingham (South Yardley)1.5 weeks lower
- 05Worcester1.2 weeks lower
What the latest West Midlands data shows
In September 2026, Hereford recorded the area's shortest median actual wait at 2.9 weeks, while Stoke-on-Trent (Newcastle-Under-Lyme) recorded the longest at 19.1 weeks—a gap of 16.2 weeks across published centre medians.
Hereford recorded the largest centre-level improvement in the separate appointment-availability measure, falling by 10.6 weeks from 23.4 weeks to 12.8 weeks.
Official nearby comparisons
Nearby alternatives with shorter actual waits
Each comparison uses one of the three nearest centres in DVSA's official list. A shorter historical actual wait does not guarantee an earlier appointment, so the separate availability measure is shown alongside it.
About 19 miles on DVSA's official nearest-centre list
- Median actual wait
- 10 weeks shorter14 weeks → 4 weeks
- Appointment availability
- 1.2 weeks higher at the alternative (22.8 weeks → 24 weeks)
About 6 miles on DVSA's official nearest-centre list
- Median actual wait
- 7.2 weeks shorter11.9 weeks → 4.7 weeks
- Appointment availability
- 0.3 weeks lower at the alternative (22.3 weeks → 22 weeks)
These are statistical comparisons, not live appointments or booking recommendations. Check travel practicality and use GOV.UK to book or manage a test.
Centres in West Midlands
Showing 26 test centres
Compare selected centres| Test centre | Town | Region | How long learners actually waited | Current appointment availability | Pass rate | Last updated | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham (Cocks Moors) | Birmingham | West Midlands | 4.7 weeks | 22 weeks | 53.5% | 14 October 2026 | View details |
| Birmingham (Garretts Green) | Birmingham | West Midlands | 11.4 weeks | 21.5 weeks | 44.4% | 14 October 2026 | View details |
| Birmingham (Kings Heath) | Birmingham | West Midlands | 10.1 weeks | 24 weeks | 46.8% | 14 October 2026 | View details |
| Birmingham (Kingstanding) | Birmingham | West Midlands | 16.1 weeks | 24 weeks | 48.5% | 14 October 2026 | View details |
| Birmingham (Shirley) | Solihull | West Midlands | 19 weeks | 24 weeks | 56.6% | 14 October 2026 | View details |
| Birmingham (South Yardley) | South Yardley | West Midlands | 11.9 weeks | 22.3 weeks | 42.8% | 14 October 2026 | View details |
| Burton on Trent | Burton | West Midlands | 13.9 weeks | 24 weeks | 54.7% | 14 October 2026 | View details |
| Coventry | Coventry | West Midlands | 11.9 weeks | 24 weeks | 40.0% | 14 October 2026 | View details |
| Dudley | Kingswinford | West Midlands | 18 weeks | 24 weeks | 45.2% | 14 October 2026 | View details |
| Featherstone | Featherstone | West Midlands | 11.9 weeks | 24 weeks | 36.4% | 14 October 2026 | View details |
| Hereford | Hereford | West Midlands | 2.9 weeks | 12.8 weeks | 58.8% | 14 October 2026 | View details |
| Lichfield | Lichfield | West Midlands | 17 weeks | 24 weeks | 53.0% | 14 October 2026 | View details |
| Ludlow | Ludlow | West Midlands | 10 weeks | 19 weeks | 58.7% | 14 October 2026 | View details |
| Nuneaton | Nuneaton | West Midlands | 9 weeks | 24 weeks | 53.2% | 14 October 2026 | View details |
| Oswestry | Oswestry | West Midlands | 11.7 weeks | Not published | 52.4% | 14 October 2026 | View details |
| Redditch | Redditch | West Midlands | 4 weeks | 24 weeks | 51.4% | 14 October 2026 | View details |
| Rugby | Rugby | West Midlands | 10.8 weeks | 24 weeks | 51.4% | 14 October 2026 | View details |
| Shrewsbury | Shrewsbury | West Midlands | 10.1 weeks | 23.3 weeks | 51.0% | 14 October 2026 | View details |
| Stafford | Stafford | West Midlands | 16.2 weeks | 24 weeks | 45.8% | 14 October 2026 | View details |
| Stoke-On-Trent (Cobridge) | Stoke-On-Trent | West Midlands | 14 weeks | 22.8 weeks | 40.6% | 14 October 2026 | View details |
| Stoke-on-Trent (Newcastle-Under-Lyme) | Stoke-On-Trent | West Midlands | 19.1 weeks | 22.8 weeks | 41.6% | 14 October 2026 | View details |
| Telford | Telford | West Midlands | 16 weeks | 24 weeks | 48.9% | 14 October 2026 | View details |
| Warwick (Wedgenock House) | Warwick | West Midlands | 9.8 weeks | 24 weeks | 48.5% | 14 October 2026 | View details |
| Wednesbury | Wednesbury | West Midlands | 13.1 weeks | 24 weeks | 35.0% | 14 October 2026 | View details |
| Wolverhampton | Wolverhampton | West Midlands | 15.9 weeks | 24 weeks | 34.3% | 14 October 2026 | View details |
| Worcester | Worcester | West Midlands | 14 weeks | 22.8 weeks | 51.9% | 14 October 2026 | View details |
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Understanding the regional figures
Regional averages include valid numeric DVSA records only and are not weighted by test volume or population. How long learners actually waited is based on the median at each centre; current appointment availability is the separate 10% measure. Neither shows live appointments, and pass rates do not measure centre difficulty.
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Data source and date
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency. Latest records for how long learners actually waited and current appointment availability were published 14 October 2026; pass rates cover April 2025 to March 2026.