Test Centre Stats

East Midlands, England · DVSA car test centre

Boston driving test centre

Redstone Industrial Estate, Unit 2, Plot 3, Boston, PE21 8AL · wheelchair accessible

Tests here: car, motorcycle module 2 (on-road), ADI part 3.

Waiting times to September 2026 and pass rates for 2025–26, from DVSA statistics published .

Median wait, September 2026

3.6 weeks

−7.1 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

50.7%

+0.7 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

10 of 314

1 = shortest wait; 1st of 20 East Midlands

Weeks to 10% of slots free

22.5 weeks

GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Boston in September 2026 had booked it a median of 3.6 weeks earlier: 8 weeks shorter than the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and 7.4 weeks shorter than the East Midlands figure (11 weeks). A year earlier, in September 2025, it was 10.7 weeks, so the wait has shortened by 7.1 weeks. Over the last 12 months it ranged from 3.6 weeks to 11.6 weeks.

On the last Monday of September 2026 it would have taken about 22.5 weeks to reach a week with at least 10% of its test slots free (Great Britain: 19.7 weeks). Across the whole 24-week window, 10.1% of standard slots were still unbooked (Great Britain: 13.3%).

Waiting time over the last two years

Median weeks between booking a test and taking it, for tests taken each month.

  • Boston
  • East Midlands
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Boston, October 2024 to September 2026Boston: 3.6 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.05101520Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 263.6Weeks05101520Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 263.6Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Boston, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthBostonEast MidlandsGreat Britain
September 20263.611.011.6
August 20264.59.611.1
July 20264.510.011.1
June 20263.711.010.7
May 20263.910.39.7
April 20265.79.39.1
March 20266.88.49.0
February 20266.09.610.4
January 202611.69.410.1
December 202511.39.910.1
November 20258.411.310.4
October 202510.014.111.6
September 202510.714.012.4
August 202510.912.911.7
July 202511.513.112.0
June 20259.011.411.0
May 20256.511.411.3
April 20259.111.010.6
March 20256.011.110.4
February 20255.511.111.4
January 20259.611.111.0
December 20247.710.110.4
November 20246.99.79.9
October 20246.19.49.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Boston in September 2026, 61.9% had been booked within 7 weeks and 12.1% more than 21 weeks before.

  • Within 7 weeks
  • 7 to 14 weeks
  • 14 to 21 weeks
  • Over 21 weeks
Boston
East Midlands
Great Britain

At Boston, 61.9% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 12.1% more than 21 weeks ahead.

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How far ahead tests taken in September 2026 were booked
Within 7 weeks7 to 14 weeks14 to 21 weeksOver 21 weeks
Boston61.9%13.7%12.3%12.1%
East Midlands41.9%15.1%14.4%28.5%
Great Britain41.1%14.2%15.2%29.5%

If your test is booked here

Since 9 June 2026 a car test can only be moved to one of the three centres DVSA lists as nearest by road (or back to the centre where you first booked), and you get two changes in total. For a test booked at Boston, those three are below. All three had longer median waits than Boston in September 2026, so moving away from here is unlikely to help.

Centres a test booked at Boston can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs BostonPass rate 2025–26
Skegnessabout 22 miles by roadabout 22 mi17.9 weeks+14.3 wk55.9%
Grantham (Somerby)about 28 miles by roadabout 28 mi18.4 weeks+14.8 wk57.9%
Peterboroughabout 32 miles by roadabout 32 mi15.4 weeks+11.8 wk52.8%

From DVSA's list of centres you can move your test to, which it says may change. The change service shows your actual options.

Pass rates

In 2025–26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 4,784 car tests were taken here and 50.7% passed, close to the Great Britain rate (50.0%). That's close to the year before (50.7%). First attempts did better: 52.8% of 2,442 first-time candidates passed, and 1.9% did it with no faults at all.

  • Boston
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    50.7%about the same as Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    52.8%2.3 points above Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    1.9%1.0 points below Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    52.0%1.2 points above Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    49.1%about the same as Great Britain (49.1%)
  • 17-year-oldsGB figure is the sum of listed centres
    65.1%1.5 points above Great Britain (63.6%)
  • Automatic cars24% of tests here were in automatics
    39.9%4.7 points below Great Britain (44.6%)
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Pass rates at Boston compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureBostonGreat Britain
All tests50.7%50.0%
First attempts52.8%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults1.9%2.9%
Men52.0%50.8%
Women49.1%49.1%
17-year-olds65.1%63.6%
Automatic cars39.9%44.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Boston
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Boston by financial yearPass rate at Boston in 2025–26: 50.7%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Boston, 2019–20: 52.0%52Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Boston, 2020–21: 55.3%55Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Boston, 2021–22: 58.5%59Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Boston, 2022–23: 53.1%53Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Boston, 2023–24: 51.3%51Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Boston, 2024–25: 50.7%51Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Boston, 2025–26: 50.7%51Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Boston, 2019–20: 52.0%52Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Boston, 2020–21: 55.3%55Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Boston, 2021–22: 58.5%59Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Boston, 2022–23: 53.1%53Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Boston, 2023–24: 51.3%51Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Boston, 2024–25: 50.7%51Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Boston, 2025–26: 50.7%51Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Boston by financial year
YearBostonGreat Britain
2019–2052.0%45.9%
2020–2155.3%49.8%
2021–2258.5%48.9%
2022–2353.1%48.4%
2023–2451.3%47.9%
2024–2550.7%48.7%
2025–2650.7%50.0%

Years run April to March; ’20 is 2020–21.

By age, 17 to 25 (2025–26)

Candidates aged 17 did best here, at 65.1%. Ages with fewer than 20 tests are left out; DVSA suppresses some small groups.

  • Age 1765.1% of 997
  • Age 1855.9% of 619
  • Age 1955.6% of 277
  • Age 2051.6% of 182
  • Age 2153.3% of 165
  • Age 2253.9% of 154
  • Age 2342.7% of 124
  • Age 2445.8% of 120

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2025–26 DVSA cancelled 92 tests at Boston, about 19.2 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was examiner illness (34). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Examiner illness34
  • Examiner leave31
  • Weather and other acts of nature27

The nearest theory test centre

The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Boston (Ground Floor, 17b Wide Bargate, PE21 6SR), 0.8 mi away. In 2025–26, 40.4% of its 7,094 car theory tests were passes, 4.4 points below the Great Britain rate (44.8%). You can sit the theory test at any centre.

Nearby centres

None of the 8 nearest centres had a wait at least a week shorter than Boston in September 2026. Within the same list, Skegness (19 mi) had a pass rate of 55.9%. You can book a new test at any centre in Great Britain, but once it's booked a car test can only be moved to the three centres DVSA names for that centre. Distances here are straight-line.

Centres near Boston, with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
SkegnessHigher pass rate19 mi17.9 weeks55.9%
Grantham (Somerby)Higher pass rate24 mi18.4 weeks57.9%
Kings Lynn24 mi16 weeks51.9%
LouthHigher pass rate27 mi9 weeks53.9%
PeterboroughHigher pass rate29 mi15.4 weeks52.8%
Lincoln29 mi12.7 weeks52.1%
Melton MowbrayHigher pass rate39 mi20 weeks69.7%
Grimsby Coldwater42 mi5.3 weeks42.8%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Skegness: 17.9 weeksGrantham (Somerby): 18.4 weeksKings Lynn: 16 weeksLouth: 9 weeksPeterborough: 15.4 weeksLincoln: 12.7 weeksMelton Mowbray: 20 weeksGrimsby Coldwater: 5.3 weeksBostonBoston

Reading these figures

  • The waiting time is a median for tests taken that month: half of candidates booked closer to their test date, half further ahead. It is not the earliest date you could book today, which can be sooner when tests are cancelled or extra ones are added.
  • DVSA marks figures from April 2025 onwards as provisional; they can be revised at the quarterly update.
  • Pass rates are published once a year; the latest cover April 2025 to March 2026. Waiting times are monthly, to September 2026.
  • The figures cover DVSA car tests only, not tests run by delegated examiners (such as some fleet and emergency service tests).

To book or move a test, use the official services: book your driving test or change your driving test on GOV.UK. DVSA explains when new tests are released. We have no link with DVSA and no access to its booking system.

Sources

DVSA, Driving test and theory test data: cars: tables DRT122F (waiting times), DRT121G (regional and national), DRT122A to DRT122E (pass rates), DRT122B (cancellations) and DRT112A (theory tests). Address and coordinates from GOV.UK's Find a driving test centre. Open Government Licence v3.0. Checked 3 November 2026.