Swap your Chertsey (London) driving test for an earlier date
Unit 4, The Forum, Hanworth Lane, Chertsey, Surrey, KT16 9JX
Chertsey driving test centre is a DVSA practical test centre in the South East, on Unit 4, The Forum.
As of July 2026 the median wait here is 15.6 weeks, 3.7 weeks longer than the 11.9-week national median — which is why learners often look to swap a driving test in Chertsey rather than wait it out.
Its closest alternative is Slough (London), 8.4 miles away.
Chertsey driving test waiting times, August 2025 to July 2026
Median weeks between booking and taking a driving test at Chertsey (London). Source: DVSA table DRT122F, published monthly. Latest month: July 2026.
| Month | Median wait | Still bookable |
|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | 15.6 wks | 6% |
| June 2026 | 12.3 wks | 5.8% |
| May 2026 | 12.1 wks | 5.3% |
| April 2026 | 16.3 wks | 5% |
| March 2026 | 17.7 wks | 4.6% |
| February 2026 | 15.1 wks | 4.1% |
| January 2026 | 10.4 wks | 3.3% |
| December 2025 | 10 wks | 3.6% |
| November 2025 | 7.4 wks | 3.4% |
| October 2025 | 19.3 wks | 3.6% |
| September 2025 | 23 wks | 4.8% |
| August 2025 | 22.3 wks | 4.8% |
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 Chertsey (London), these are those three — measured as straight-line distance from the centre itself.
Slough (London) is currently 9.6 weeks quicker than Chertsey (London). 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 Chertsey
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
- Unit 4, The Forum, Hanworth Lane, Chertsey, Surrey, KT16 9JX
- Postcode
- KT16 9JX
- Coordinates
- 51.38433, -0.50984
- Region
- South East, England
- Parking
- A car park is available at the test centre
- Accessibility
- You can get into the test centre in a wheelchair
- Toilets
- Male and female toilets are available
- Centre notes
- Chertsey is being refurbished from Mon 22nd March Tue 20th April 2021. During this period all staff will be re located to surrounding DTCs. Test categories effected are car, ADI and Standard checks. Testing will recommence from Chertsey on Wed 21st April 2021.
How Chertsey (London) compares
- 212 of 311 centres on this site, counting up from the shortest wait.
- 5.6 weeks longer than the South East median of 10 weeks, across 30 centres. 24 centres in South East currently wait less.
- DVSA made 3,777 tests available here in July 2026; 3,552 were booked — 225 went unused.
- The wait has moved 26.8% longer across the months on record.
Questions about swapping a Chertsey test
- How long is the wait for a driving test at Chertsey (London)?
- The median wait at Chertsey (London) is 15.6 weeks as of July 2026, from DVSA's own figures, which makes it the 212th shortest of the 311 centres on this site.
- Can I get an earlier driving test near Chertsey?
- Yes. Of the three centres you may legally move this test to, 3 are quicker — Slough (London) at 6 weeks (9.6 weeks sooner, 8.4 miles away), Guildford at 9.6 weeks (6 weeks sooner, 9 miles away), Tolworth (London) at 10.3 weeks (5.3 weeks sooner, 9.3 miles away). You can also swap with another learner holding an earlier date at this centre.
- Can someone book a Chertsey (London) driving test cancellation for me?
- No — not at Chertsey (London) or anywhere else. Since 12 May 2026 it is against the law for a third party to change, cancel or swap a test on your behalf, which is why the 15.6-week wait here cannot be jumped by paying someone to watch for cancellations. Zwitch introduces two learners who each want the other's date; you complete the swap with DVSA yourselves.
- Which centres can I swap a Chertsey (London) test to?
- DVSA allows a move to the centre you first booked at or one of the three nearest to it — for Chertsey (London) those are Slough (London) (8.4 miles), Guildford (9 miles), Tolworth (London) (9.3 miles).
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.
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