Oswestry Driving Test Centre

Mile Oak Industrial Estate, Maesbury Road, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY10 8GA

Median wait

11.4 wks

In line with the 11.9-wk national median

Month on month

↑ 54.1%

Waits are getting longer at this centre

Slots still bookable

14.7%

Of the tests released in the booking window

Oswestry driving test centre is a DVSA practical test centre in the West Midlands, on Mile Oak Industrial Estate.

As of July 2026 the median wait for a test here is 11.4 weeks, which is about the same as the 11.9-week national median.

Its closest alternative is Wrexham, 14.2 miles away.

Oswestry driving test waiting times, August 2025 to July 2026

Median weeks between booking and taking a driving test at Oswestry. Source: DVSA table DRT122F, published monthly. Latest month: July 2026.

Median waiting time in weeks by month at Oswestry
Month	Median wait	Still bookable
July 2026	11.4 wks	14.7%
June 2026	7.4 wks	3.5%
May 2026	10.4 wks	2.9%
April 2026	9.4 wks	0.7%
March 2026	10.6 wks	0%
February 2026	8 wks	24.8%
January 2026	13.3 wks	13.7%
December 2025	9.4 wks	15.6%
November 2025	8.6 wks	11.2%
October 2025	9.1 wks	16.5%
September 2025	10.5 wks	13.7%
August 2025	11.3 wks	8.7%

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 Oswestry, these are those three — measured as straight-line distance from the centre itself.

1 Wrexham 14.2 miles away 7 wk wait 4.4 wks sooner 2 Shrewsbury 14.4 miles away 6.3 wk wait 5.1 wks sooner 3 Chester 23.4 miles away 14.4 wk wait 3 wks longer

Shrewsbury is currently 5.1 weeks quicker than Oswestry. 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 Oswestry

Both of you need a spare change. Learners get 2 changes per booking, and a swap uses one each.

At least 10 full working days' notice before the earlier of the two tests.

Same test type and price band. A weekday test (£62) can only swap with another weekday test; evening, weekend and bank holiday tests (£75) swap with each other.

The location rule must work for both of you — see the three centres above.

By phone only. One of you calls DVSA, they put you on hold and call the other learner, and you both confirm. It cannot be done online, by email or over WhatsApp.

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

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Address: Mile Oak Industrial Estate, Maesbury Road, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY10 8GA
Postcode: SY10 8GA
Coordinates: 52.84363, -3.04173
Region: West Midlands, England
Parking: There is a car parking space at this centre
Toilets: There are no toilet facilities at this centre

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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