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The NAO investigation into driving test waiting times: 22-week average waits, only 83 more examiners since 2021, and a seven-week target pushed to 2027.

Driving too slowly can fail your test. What undue hesitation and failure to make progress mean, where they get marked, and how to fix them in 2026.

Sunderland driving test routes explained: Wessington Way speed drops, bridge lane discipline and the Castletown 20mph grids. Pass rates and tips for 2026.

Warrington driving test routes mapped: the A49 filter lanes, A57 roundabouts and the Bridgefoot gyratory, plus pass rates and tips for 2026.

Milton Keynes test routes run on grid roads and endless roundabouts. What to practise around Bletchley before you book your 2026 driving test.

Hull test routes: mini-roundabout clusters, the A63 Castle Street lane traps and the Stoneferry corridor. What to practise before your 2026 test.

Swansea test routes mix average-speed cameras, 20mph grids and steep hill starts. Pass rates, tricky roads and the mistakes to avoid in 2026.

Coventry's Bayton Road routes are packed with multi-lane roundabouts. Here are the junctions that catch learners out and how to prepare in 2026.

The DVSA's seven-week waiting time target was due by summer 2026. Waits are still around 21 weeks. Here is what the data shows and what learners can do.

Signalling on your 2026 UK driving test: correct timing, when not to indicate, roundabout signals and the mistakes examiners record as faults.