Learners are facing agonisingly long wait times to sit driving tests in some parts of the country

Learners are facing agonisingly long wait times to sit driving tests in some parts of the country.

A huge backlog built up during Covid-19 lockdowns has still yet to be cleared by the  Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) and nation’s driving test centres.

In fact, DVSA bosses confirmed last week that delay periods to book tests has increased this year, extending by more than two weeks since January to over four months today.

And even when learners are able to snap up an available slot, the chances of passing is a postcode lottery depending on where they live, according to exclusive analysis of driving test records conducted for kingslot96 This is Money by driving test route firm