Swap your Wakefield driving test for an earlier date
Mothers Way, Silkwood Park, Ossett, West Yorkshire, WF5 9TR (for sat-nav use WF5 9TG)
Wakefield driving test centre, in Ossett, is a DVSA practical test centre in Yorkshire and The Humber, on Mothers Way.
As of July 2026 the median wait here is 7.6 weeks — 4.3 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: Heckmondwike is only 5.4 miles away, so all three of the centres you are allowed to move to are within reach.
Wakefield driving test waiting times, August 2025 to July 2026
Median weeks between booking and taking a driving test at Wakefield. Source: DVSA table DRT122F, published monthly. Latest month: July 2026.
| Month | Median wait | Still bookable |
|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | 7.6 wks | 39.3% |
| June 2026 | 8.3 wks | 40.3% |
| May 2026 | 5.7 wks | 35.3% |
| April 2026 | 5.4 wks | 32.3% |
| March 2026 | 5 wks | 28.3% |
| February 2026 | 6.7 wks | 21.7% |
| January 2026 | 8.1 wks | 15.9% |
| December 2025 | 9 wks | 13.5% |
| November 2025 | 13.3 wks | 5.2% |
| October 2025 | 9.9 wks | 1.2% |
| September 2025 | 9.8 wks | 5.1% |
| August 2025 | 9.6 wks | 5.6% |
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 Wakefield, these are those three — measured as straight-line distance from the centre itself.
Barnsley is currently 2.2 weeks quicker than Wakefield. 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 Wakefield
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
- Mothers Way, Silkwood Park, Ossett, West Yorkshire, WF5 9TR (for sat-nav use WF5 9TG)
- Postcode
- WF5 9TR (for sat-nav use WF5 9TG)
- Coordinates
- 53.68410, -1.54485
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber, England
- Parking
- A car park is available at this centre
- Accessibility
- You can get into the test centre in a wheelchair
- Toilets
- Male, female and disabled toilets are available
How Wakefield compares
- 65 of 311 centres on this site, counting up from the shortest wait.
- 2.8 weeks shorter than the Yorkshire and The Humber median of 10.4 weeks, across 26 centres. 5 centres in Yorkshire and The Humber currently wait less.
- DVSA made 3,916 tests available here in July 2026; 2,379 were booked — 1,537 went unused.
- The wait has moved 8.4% shorter across the months on record.
Questions about swapping a Wakefield test
- How long is the wait for a driving test at Wakefield?
- The median wait at Wakefield is 7.6 weeks as of July 2026, from DVSA's own figures, which makes it the 65th shortest of the 311 centres on this site.
- Can I get an earlier driving test near Wakefield?
- Yes. Of the three centres you may legally move this test to, one is quicker — Barnsley at 5.4 weeks (2.2 weeks sooner, 9.1 miles away). You can also swap with another learner holding an earlier date at this centre.
- Can someone book a Wakefield driving test cancellation for me?
- No — not at Wakefield 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 7.6-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 Wakefield test to?
- DVSA allows a move to the centre you first booked at or one of the three nearest to it — for Wakefield those are Heckmondwike (5.4 miles), Leeds (8.6 miles), Barnsley (9.1 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.
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.