Sidcup and Erith among highest driving test wait times

Sidcup and Erith are some of the London areas where people wait the longest for a driving test. <i>(Image: PA)</i>
Sidcup and Erith are some of the London areas where people wait the longest for a driving test. (Image: PA)
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Sidcup and Erith are some of the London areas where people wait the longest for a driving test.

Data from the company revealed that on average people waited 15.73 weeks to take a driving test between April 2022 and March 2023 in London.

The area with the longest waiting times to take a driving test in south London is Sidcup, with an average wait time of 17.48 weeks - ranked at number 23 out of 30 on the list, making it one of the highest in the London.

Erith came in with slightly less with wait times averaging at 16.2 weeks.

In Bromley people waited an average of  14.94 weeks which was slightly longer than people in West Wickham where wait times averaged at 13.26 weeks.

According to data from Route-Led, some areas in south London have the highest wait times for people to take a driving test in the capital.

Here’s the full list:

  1. Yeading: 8.42
  2. Mitcham: 9.86
  3. Chertsey: 10.16
  4. Hither Green: 11.44
  5. Brentwood: 12.4
  6. Slough: 12.38
  7. Isleworth (Fleming Way): 12.56
  8. Tolworth: 12.18
  9. Uxbridge: 12.74
  10. Barnet: 13.18
  11. Loughton: 13.04
  12. West Wickham: 13.26
  13. Greenford (Horsenden Lane): 13.9
  14. Bromley: 14.94
  15. Borehamwood: 15.5
  16. Wanstead: 15.82
  17. Enfield (Innova Business Park): 15.94
  18. Morden: 16.1
  19. Erith: 16.2
  20. Southall: 16.6
  21. Barking (Tanner Street): 16.68
  22. Hornchurch: 17.08
  23. Sidcup: 17.48
  24. Chingford: 17.58
  25. Tottenham: 17.62
  26. Wood Green: 18.64
  27. Mill Hill: 21.52
  28. Goodmayes: 21.94
  29. Pinner: 22.5
  30. Hendon: 23.08

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