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Driving test waiting times in Yorkshire and The Humber, August 2026

27 test centres in Yorkshire and The Humber, shortest wait first. For tests taken in August 2026 the median learner here had booked 10.1 weeks earlier, against 11.9 weeks across Great Britain. The shortest wait in the region was Scunthorpe at 4 weeks.

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#Test centreRegionMedian waitWeeks to free slotsStill freePass rate
1ScunthorpeYorkshire and The Humber4 wks2422.7%45.4%
2BarnsleyYorkshire and The Humber5.4 wks21.425.4%58.5%
3Sheffield (Handsworth)Yorkshire and The Humber6 wks2422.3%44.1%
4Bradford (Thornbury)Yorkshire and The Humber6.5 wks115.8%47.8%
5ScarboroughYorkshire and The Humber7 wks21.416.3%45.1%
6WakefieldYorkshire and The Humber7.6 wks9.810.4%45.4%
7Grimsby ColdwaterYorkshire and The Humber7.9 wks1933%42.8%
8Leeds (Colton Mill)Yorkshire and The Humber8.4 wks15.410.8%51.8%
9NorthallertonYorkshire and The Humber8.9 wks14.610.2%60.4%
10RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber9.5 wks20.416.7%53.1%
11Leeds (Fearnville)Yorkshire and The Humber9.6 wks22.621.1%51.8%
12KnaresboroughYorkshire and The Humber9.7 wks11.86.7%58.5%
13MaltonYorkshire and The Humber10 wks8.425.9%64.3%
14HeckmondwikeYorkshire and The Humber10.1 wks1513.3%45.8%
15HorsforthYorkshire and The Humber10.7 wks13.29.5%49.7%
16SkiptonYorkshire and The Humber11 wks23.837.8%57.3%
17SteetonYorkshire and The Humber11 wks14.822.6%52.8%
18HalifaxYorkshire and The Humber11.1 wks2032.5%45%
19HuddersfieldYorkshire and The Humber11.1 wks16.824.4%49.2%
20BridlingtonYorkshire and The Humber11.9 wks2333.7%55.5%
21PontefractYorkshire and The Humber13.9 wks18.435.5%46.9%
22HullYorkshire and The Humber14 wks2427.6%47.9%
23Bradford (Heaton)Yorkshire and The Humber15.1 wks15.416.5%56.1%
24YorkYorkshire and The Humber15.1 wks1932.3%54.4%
25DoncasterYorkshire and The Humber17 wks2447.2%53.2%
26Sheffield (Middlewood Road)Yorkshire and The Humber18.6 wks2437.3%48.7%
27WhitbyYorkshire and The Humber19 wks1832%56.7%

Reading the waiting time numbers

DVSA opens the booking window 24 weeks ahead. The median wait counts back from the test date to the day it was booked, so a 20-week median means most people at that centre took whatever date they could get when they first looked. A low “weeks to free slots” figure with a long median usually means slots are opening up now after a long backlog, and it is worth checking again.

Tests are booked only at GOV.UK. Cancellation-finder apps that log in on your behalf breach DVSA’s terms and can get a booking cancelled; the honest route is to check the official site in the morning, when cancelled slots tend to be released.

A centre a little further out is often months quicker, so it is worth comparing against neighbouring regions on the national waiting time table. Addresses and route notes for these centres are in the Yorkshire and The Humber test centre directory.