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East of England, England · DVSA car test centre

Bury St Edmunds driving test centre

Tritron House, St Andrews Street North, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1TJ

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

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

Median wait, September 2026

12.7 weeks

+1.6 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

46.2%

−3.8 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

163 of 314

1 = shortest wait; 13th of 24 East of England

Weeks to 10% of slots free

22 weeks

GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Bury St Edmunds in September 2026 had booked it a median of 12.7 weeks earlier: 1.1 weeks longer than the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and 0.7 weeks longer than the East of England figure (12 weeks). A year earlier, in September 2025, it was 11.1 weeks, so the wait has grown by 1.6 weeks. Over the last 12 months it ranged from 6.4 weeks to 12.7 weeks.

On the last Monday of September 2026 it would have taken about 22 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, 11.9% 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.

  • Bury St Edmunds
  • East of England
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Bury St Edmunds, October 2024 to September 2026Bury St Edmunds: 12.7 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.051015Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2612.7Weeks051015Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2612.7Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Bury St Edmunds, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthBury St EdmundsEast of EnglandGreat Britain
September 202612.712.011.6
August 202611.111.911.1
July 202611.111.711.1
June 20266.411.410.7
May 20267.19.49.7
April 20268.49.09.1
March 202610.39.39.0
February 202610.611.010.4
January 202610.110.410.1
December 20258.510.110.1
November 20257.510.010.4
October 202510.311.611.6
September 202511.112.112.4
August 202511.110.911.7
July 20259.410.312.0
June 20259.09.311.0
May 202511.19.611.3
April 20258.48.310.6
March 20257.08.010.4
February 20255.48.611.4
January 20255.48.911.0
December 20245.79.710.4
November 20247.18.39.9
October 20245.07.99.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Bury St Edmunds in September 2026, 37.8% had been booked within 7 weeks and 27.7% more than 21 weeks before.

  • Within 7 weeks
  • 7 to 14 weeks
  • 14 to 21 weeks
  • Over 21 weeks
Bury St Edmunds
East of England
Great Britain

At Bury St Edmunds, 37.8% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 27.7% 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
Bury St Edmunds37.8%16.1%18.4%27.7%
East of England42.2%11.0%11.7%35.1%
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 Bury St Edmunds, those three are below. Of the three, Ipswich (5.3 weeks) had a median wait at least a week shorter than Bury St Edmunds in September 2026.

Centres a test booked at Bury St Edmunds can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs Bury St EdmundsPass rate 2025–26
Cambridge (Brookmount Court)about 29 miles by roadabout 29 mi24.3 weeks+11.6 wk53.8%
Ipswichabout 34 miles by roadabout 34 mi5.3 weeks−7.4 wk62.3%
Colchesterabout 44 miles by roadabout 44 mi12.1 weeks−0.6 wk50.6%

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), 8,702 car tests were taken here and 46.2% passed, 3.8 points below the Great Britain rate (50.0%). That's close to the year before (45.7%). First attempts did about the same: 46.9% of 4,224 first-time candidates passed, and 2.1% did it with no faults at all.

  • Bury St Edmunds
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    46.2%3.8 points below Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    46.9%3.6 points below Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    2.1%about the same as Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    44.7%6.1 points below Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    48.0%1.1 points below Great Britain (49.1%)
  • 17-year-oldsGB figure is the sum of listed centres
    58.5%5.1 points below Great Britain (63.6%)
  • Automatic cars21% of tests here were in automatics
    40.1%4.5 points below Great Britain (44.6%)
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Pass rates at Bury St Edmunds compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureBury St EdmundsGreat Britain
All tests46.2%50.0%
First attempts46.9%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults2.1%2.9%
Men44.7%50.8%
Women48.0%49.1%
17-year-olds58.5%63.6%
Automatic cars40.1%44.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Bury St Edmunds
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Bury St Edmunds by financial yearPass rate at Bury St Edmunds in 2025–26: 46.2%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Bury St Edmunds, 2019–20: 38.2%38Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Bury St Edmunds, 2020–21: 40.0%40Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Bury St Edmunds, 2021–22: 39.0%39Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Bury St Edmunds, 2022–23: 42.0%42Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Bury St Edmunds, 2023–24: 43.6%44Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Bury St Edmunds, 2024–25: 45.7%46Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Bury St Edmunds, 2025–26: 46.2%46Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Bury St Edmunds, 2019–20: 38.2%38Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Bury St Edmunds, 2020–21: 40.0%40Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Bury St Edmunds, 2021–22: 39.0%39Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Bury St Edmunds, 2022–23: 42.0%42Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Bury St Edmunds, 2023–24: 43.6%44Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Bury St Edmunds, 2024–25: 45.7%46Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Bury St Edmunds, 2025–26: 46.2%46Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Bury St Edmunds by financial year
YearBury St EdmundsGreat Britain
2019–2038.2%45.9%
2020–2140.0%49.8%
2021–2239.0%48.9%
2022–2342.0%48.4%
2023–2443.6%47.9%
2024–2545.7%48.7%
2025–2646.2%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 58.5%. Ages with fewer than 20 tests are left out; DVSA suppresses some small groups.

  • Age 1758.5% of 2,134
  • Age 1850.0% of 1,247
  • Age 1946.0% of 568
  • Age 2043.8% of 413
  • Age 2150.2% of 287
  • Age 2240.5% of 353
  • Age 2341.5% of 294
  • Age 2443.4% of 256
  • Age 2542.7% of 253

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2025–26 DVSA cancelled 322 tests at Bury St Edmunds, about 37.0 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was examiner illness (163). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Examiner illness163
  • Weather and other acts of nature95
  • Examiner leave64

The nearest theory test centre

The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Bury St Edmunds (Ground Floor, Unit 5, Hillside Business Park, Kempson Way (off Hillside Road), IP32 7EA), 1.8 mi away. In 2025–26, 48.3% of its 8,867 car theory tests were passes, 3.5 points above the Great Britain rate (44.8%). You can sit the theory test at any centre.

Nearby centres

The nearest centre with a shorter wait is Ipswich, 26 mi away, at 5.3 weeks. Within the same list, Cambridge (Brookmount Court) (24 mi) had a pass rate of 53.8%. 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 Bury St Edmunds, with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
Cambridge (Brookmount Court)Higher pass rate24 mi24.3 weeks53.8%
IpswichShorter waitHigher pass rate26 mi5.3 weeks62.3%
ColchesterHigher pass rate28 mi12.1 weeks50.6%
ChelmsfordHigher pass rate31 mi20.9 weeks55.4%
Bishops StortfordShorter waitHigher pass rate35 mi5.9 weeks51.3%
Kings LynnHigher pass rate37 mi16 weeks51.9%
Clacton-on-SeaShorter waitHigher pass rate37 mi6.4 weeks48.2%
Norwich (Peachman Way)Shorter waitHigher pass rate39 mi9 weeks61.7%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Cambridge (Brookmount Court): 24.3 weeksIpswich: 5.3 weeksColchester: 12.1 weeksChelmsford: 20.9 weeksBishops Stortford: 5.9 weeksKings Lynn: 16 weeksClacton-on-Sea: 6.4 weeksNorwich (Peachman Way): 9 weeksBury St EdmundsBury St Edmunds

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.