Research shows a postcode lottery when vying for a slot: One Sure Insurance analysed government stats to find out which areas were worst hit and gave each place a score out of one hundred.
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00:00 UK learner drivers are facing a massive backlog when it comes to trying to book their practical
00:06 driving tests. Data from earlier this year uncovered as many as 5 million learner drivers
00:11 are seeking to book one of only 1.8 million slots that will be available this year. Young
00:16 Driver Insurance specialist Marmalade put together the data and claims the DVSA capacity
00:20 to carry out practical exams is a third lower than required. Research also shows a postcode
00:25 lottery when vying for a slot. OneShore Insurance analysed government stats to find out which
00:30 areas were worst hit and gave each place a score out of 100. Greater London is overwhelmingly
00:35 the hardest place in the UK to book a driving test with the south east of the city only
00:39 scoring 1.8 out of 100. Outside of the capital, Liverpool is the hardest place to book with
00:45 a score of 22. Also appearing in the bottom 10 were Manchester, Birmingham and Leeds.
00:50 Bristol fared only slightly better with 39 while Newcastle scored 35. On the other hand,
00:56 several Welsh towns appeared among the easiest places to book. With that being said, if you
01:00 had to do it all again, how do you think you'd fare? Would you pass your test if you did
01:03 it today?