Learner drivers in Warwick district are facing a wait of up to 24 weeks to book a driving test, new data has revealed.

Average waiting times across the country are now at a record high, with only seven centres in the whole country currently with wait times below the DVSA's target of seven weeks.

The data, from a freedom of information request to the DVSA by the AA Driving School, shows the average waiting time to book a driving test has steadily risen in the last year from 14.8 weeks in February 2024 to 20 weeks in February 2025 nationwide.

Warwick's Wedgenock House test centre is one of the test centres where average waiting times are at 24 weeks - as of this February.

Emma Bush, managing director of AA Driving School, said: "We are pleased the DVSA has laid out its plans to reach an average waiting time of seven weeks by December 2025 and wholeheartedly support their goal.

"It is crucial efforts to meet this target are effective and result in this significant reduction.

"There are rising numbers of young people who are registered as economically inactive.

"Bringing down driving test waiting times is vital to ensure a lack of driving licence does not become an ongoing barrier for young people trying to access education and employment. 

"The most effective way to ensure waiting times are brought down is to increase the number of test slots available by increasing the overall number of driving test examiners."