Learner drivers wait nearly seven months for a driving test at Scottish test centre

LifestyleMotoringDriving testMany learner drivers have been left frustrated.Neil Lancefield, Ian Jones and Eilidh Farquhar Trainee Trends, Showbiz and Lifestyle Writer00:01, 10 Aug 2026New figures have revealed that half of learner drivers in the UK are being made to wait more than four months to sit driving tests. Even worse, one Scottish centre is understood to have the longest average wait time of nearly seven months.‌Learning to drive can be an exciting yet stressful experience. After spending money to learn how to drive and saving up for a first car, many learners want to sit their driving test as soon as possible, once they have been given the okay from their instructor.‌However, it seems that many learners are instead being left "frustrated" as dozens of test centres across the UK a