Birmingham (South Yardley) Driving Test Centre
Clay Lane, South Yardley, West Midlands, B26 1EA
Birmingham driving test centre, in South Yardley, is a DVSA practical test centre in the West Midlands, on Clay Lane.
As of July 2026 the median wait here is 10 weeks — 1.9 weeks shorter than the 11.9-week national median, making it one of the quicker centres to get a test at.
It sits in a tight cluster: Birmingham (Garretts Green) is only 2.1 miles away, so all three of the centres you are allowed to move to are within reach.
Birmingham driving test waiting times, August 2025 to July 2026
Median weeks between booking and taking a driving test at Birmingham (South Yardley). Source: DVSA table DRT122F, published monthly. Latest month: July 2026.
| Month | Median wait | Still bookable |
|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | 10 wks | 3.5% |
| June 2026 | 11.1 wks | 3.7% |
| May 2026 | 12.6 wks | 4.4% |
| April 2026 | 5.1 wks | 4.3% |
| March 2026 | 10.9 wks | 4.5% |
| February 2026 | 7.4 wks | 4.7% |
| January 2026 | 7 wks | 3.7% |
| December 2025 | 7 wks | 4.9% |
| November 2025 | 6.3 wks | 3.9% |
| October 2025 | 6.1 wks | 0.3% |
| September 2025 | 9.1 wks | 4.5% |
| August 2025 | 5 wks | 4.2% |
The 3 centres you can move this test to
Since 9 June 2026, DVSA only lets you move a car test to one of your 3 nearest test centres, or the centre you first booked at. If you are booked at Birmingham (South Yardley), these are those three — measured as straight-line distance from the centre itself.
Birmingham (Garretts Green) is currently 3 weeks quicker than Birmingham (South Yardley). Moving a test there is allowed under the location rule, and it is one of the changes a learner-to-learner swap can achieve.
How to swap a driving test in Birmingham
Zwitch introduces the two learners and stops there — you complete the swap with DVSA yourselves. Since 12 May 2026 it is against the law for anyone else to change, cancel or swap a test on your behalf. Never give another learner your driving licence number or booking reference.
Getting to the centre
- Address
- Clay Lane, South Yardley, West Midlands, B26 1EA
- Postcode
- B26 1EA
- Coordinates
- 52.45396, -1.81010
- Region
- West Midlands, England
- Parking
- A car park is available at this centre
- Accessibility
- You can get into the test centre in a wheelchair
- Toilets
- Male and female toilets are available
- Centre notes
- Birmingham South Yardley is being refurbished from Mon 22nd March Wed 28th April 2021. During this period all staff will be re located to Birmingham Garretts Green. Test categories affected are car, ADI and Standard checks.
Where these numbers come from
- Waiting times and availability — DVSA table DRT122F: car driving test availability by driving test centre, published monthly on the second Wednesday. Latest month in this dataset: July 2026. "Median wait" is DVSA's own measure of the middle waiting time between booking and taking a test.
- Address, postcode, coordinates and facilities — the DVSA test centre list behind the GOV.UK find a driving test centre service.
- Distances — great-circle distance calculated from the published coordinates. Straight-line, not driving distance.
- Known limitation — the DVSA centre list lags the live GOV.UK finder, so a centre that has recently been renamed or split may appear here in its older form. Closed centres are excluded using DRT122F. Always confirm on GOV.UK before booking.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Zwitch is not affiliated with or endorsed by DVSA. Page data last updated 2026-08-18.