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Driving test centres in North East
DVSA's median wait for North East in September 2026 was 13.1 weeks, 1.5 weeks longer than Great Britain (11.6 weeks); a year earlier it was 12.4 weeks. 48.4% of tests in 2025–26 were passes (Great Britain 50.0%).
Shortest wait in the region: Darlington (7.6 weeks). Longest: Berwick-On-Tweed (22.1 weeks). Highest pass rate: Alnwick (55.5%); lowest: Gateshead (37.5%).
- North East
- Great Britain
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| Month | North East | Great Britain |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 13.1 | 11.6 |
| August 2026 | 12.6 | 11.1 |
| July 2026 | 11.7 | 11.1 |
| June 2026 | 10.6 | 10.7 |
| May 2026 | 10.1 | 9.7 |
| April 2026 | 10.1 | 9.1 |
| March 2026 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| February 2026 | 10.0 | 10.4 |
| January 2026 | 9.4 | 10.1 |
| December 2025 | 10.9 | 10.1 |
| November 2025 | 10.1 | 10.4 |
| October 2025 | 11.3 | 11.6 |
| September 2025 | 12.4 | 12.4 |
| August 2025 | 12.4 | 11.7 |
| July 2025 | 13.6 | 12.0 |
| June 2025 | 14.0 | 11.0 |
| May 2025 | 13.3 | 11.3 |
| April 2025 | 12.4 | 10.6 |
| March 2025 | 13.1 | 10.4 |
| February 2025 | 12.6 | 11.4 |
| January 2025 | 11.7 | 11.0 |
| December 2024 | 11.1 | 10.4 |
| November 2024 | 10.6 | 9.9 |
| October 2024 | 10.9 | 9.7 |
| September 2024 | 10.1 | 9.7 |
| August 2024 | 9.1 | 9.3 |
| July 2024 | 8.0 | 9.0 |
| June 2024 | 7.3 | 7.7 |
| May 2024 | 6.7 | 7.0 |
| April 2024 | 6.1 | 6.4 |
| March 2024 | 5.3 | 5.6 |
| February 2024 | 5.1 | 6.0 |
| January 2024 | 5.7 | 6.6 |
| December 2023 | 5.7 | 6.1 |
| November 2023 | 5.9 | 7.1 |
| October 2023 | 6.4 | 8.7 |
- Under 7 wk
- 7–15
- 15–22
- 22+ wk
All centres in North East
| 2 years | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darlington | 7.6 | +1.3 | 12.8 | 47.1% | 48.9% | 12,183 | |
| Sunderland | 9 | −1.3 | 18.3 | 51.1% | 51.3% | 10,436 | |
| Gateshead | 11.1 | +0.8 | 16.3 | 37.5% | 37.1% | 9,512 | |
| Blyth | 11.7 | −6.3 | 22.3 | 50.9% | 53.9% | 6,973 | |
| Alnwick | 14.6 | +5.2 | – | 55.5% | 62.5% | 1,282 | |
| Hartlepool | 15.1 | −4.3 | 19.3 | 51.0% | 51.9% | 5,847 | |
| Durham | 15.9 | +0.8 | 23.8 | 53.2% | 54.8% | 9,451 | |
| Middlesbrough | 15.9 | −4.2 | 24+ | 47.7% | 47.1% | 8,854 | |
| Hexham | 17.9 | +1.9 | – | 53.0% | 55.0% | 1,388 | |
| Gosforth | 21.1 | +7.5 | 24+ | 48.4% | 48.7% | 10,531 | |
| Berwick-On-Tweed | 22.1 | +6.5 | – | 53.9% | 52.5% | 666 |
Source: DVSA DRT122F, DRT121G and DRT122A, OGL v3.0.