Test Centre Stats

Yorkshire and The Humber, England · DVSA car test centre

Hull driving test centre

Reservoir Road, Off Clough Rd, Kingston upon Hull, Hull, HU6 7PY · wheelchair accessible

Tests here: car, motorcycle module 1 (off-road), motorcycle module 2 (on-road), ADI part 2, ADI part 3.

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

Median wait, September 2026

4.4 weeks

−14.2 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

47.9%

−2.1 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

19 of 314

1 = shortest wait; 2nd of 27 Yorkshire and The Humber

Weeks to 10% of slots free

7.3 weeks

GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Hull in September 2026 had booked it a median of 4.4 weeks earlier: 7.2 weeks shorter than the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and 6.5 weeks shorter than the Yorkshire and The Humber figure (10.9 weeks). A year earlier, in September 2025, it was 18.6 weeks, so the wait has shortened by 14.2 weeks. Over the last 12 months it ranged from 4.4 weeks to 23 weeks.

On the last Monday of September 2026 it would have taken about 7.3 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, 19.3% 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.

  • Hull
  • Yorkshire and The Humber
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Hull, October 2024 to September 2026Hull: 4.4 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.0102030Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 264.4Weeks0102030Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 264.4Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Hull, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthHullYorkshire and The HumberGreat Britain
September 20264.410.911.6
August 202614.010.011.1
July 202614.010.111.1
June 202613.39.110.7
May 20269.98.49.7
April 20267.18.09.1
March 202611.27.99.0
February 202623.09.110.4
January 202621.79.010.1
December 202517.49.010.1
November 202518.910.610.4
October 202519.011.011.6
September 202518.612.112.4
August 202512.411.911.7
July 202511.911.412.0
June 20259.511.011.0
May 202513.611.611.3
April 202512.111.710.6
March 202516.612.410.4
February 202515.913.411.4
January 202513.713.011.0
December 202413.911.710.4
November 202414.111.79.9
October 202411.111.49.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Hull in September 2026, 61.5% had been booked within 7 weeks and 20.3% more than 21 weeks before.

  • Within 7 weeks
  • 7 to 14 weeks
  • 14 to 21 weeks
  • Over 21 weeks
Hull
Yorkshire and The Humber
Great Britain

At Hull, 61.5% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 20.3% 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
Hull61.5%12.6%5.6%20.3%
Yorkshire and The Humber42.2%15.8%20.7%21.4%
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 Hull, those three are below. None of the three had a median wait more than a week shorter than Hull in September 2026.

Centres a test booked at Hull can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs HullPass rate 2025–26
Scunthorpeabout 26 miles by roadabout 26 mi5.6 weeks+1.2 wk45.4%
Bridlingtonabout 28 miles by roadabout 28 mi13 weeks+8.6 wk55.5%
Grimsby Coldwaterabout 36 miles by roadabout 36 mi5.3 weeks+0.9 wk42.8%

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), 9,706 car tests were taken here and 47.9% passed, 2.1 points below the Great Britain rate (50.0%). The year before it was 45.2%, so the rate rose by 2.7 points. First attempts did better: 49.3% of 4,921 first-time candidates passed, and 3.3% did it with no faults at all.

  • Hull
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    47.9%2.1 points below Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    49.3%1.2 points below Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    3.3%about the same as Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    46.9%3.9 points below Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    49.2%about the same as Great Britain (49.1%)
  • 17-year-oldsGB figure is the sum of listed centres
    64.4%about the same as Great Britain (63.6%)
  • Automatic cars28% of tests here were in automatics
    41.5%3.1 points below Great Britain (44.6%)
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Pass rates at Hull compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureHullGreat Britain
All tests47.9%50.0%
First attempts49.3%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults3.3%2.9%
Men46.9%50.8%
Women49.2%49.1%
17-year-olds64.4%63.6%
Automatic cars41.5%44.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Hull
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Hull by financial yearPass rate at Hull in 2025–26: 47.9%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Hull, 2019–20: 46.3%46Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Hull, 2020–21: 51.4%51Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Hull, 2021–22: 52.3%52Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Hull, 2022–23: 50.7%51Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Hull, 2023–24: 47.8%48Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Hull, 2024–25: 45.2%45Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Hull, 2025–26: 47.9%48Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Hull, 2019–20: 46.3%46Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Hull, 2020–21: 51.4%51Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Hull, 2021–22: 52.3%52Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Hull, 2022–23: 50.7%51Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Hull, 2023–24: 47.8%48Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Hull, 2024–25: 45.2%45Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Hull, 2025–26: 47.9%48Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Hull by financial year
YearHullGreat Britain
2019–2046.3%45.9%
2020–2151.4%49.8%
2021–2252.3%48.9%
2022–2350.7%48.4%
2023–2447.8%47.9%
2024–2545.2%48.7%
2025–2647.9%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 64.4%. Ages with fewer than 20 tests are left out; DVSA suppresses some small groups.

  • Age 1764.4% of 1,239
  • Age 1855.9% of 1,228
  • Age 1952.1% of 612
  • Age 2052.1% of 443
  • Age 2153.8% of 359
  • Age 2255.5% of 337
  • Age 2347.7% of 256
  • Age 2448.7% of 273
  • Age 2546.0% of 265

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2025–26 DVSA cancelled 942 tests at Hull, about 97.1 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was examiner illness (443). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Examiner illness443
  • Examiner leave363
  • Weather and other acts of nature136

The nearest theory test centre

The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Hull (Second Floor, Utility House, 32-36 Prospect Street, HU2 8PX), 1.4 mi away. In 2025–26, 42.9% of its 22,194 car theory tests were passes, 1.9 points below 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 Scarborough, 34 mi away, at 2.9 weeks. Within the same list, Bridlington (22 mi) had a pass rate of 55.5%. 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 Hull, with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
Beverley LGV6.0 mi–54.1%
Grimsby Coldwater16 mi5.3 weeks42.8%
Scunthorpe17 mi5.6 weeks45.4%
BridlingtonHigher pass rate22 mi13 weeks55.5%
LouthHigher pass rate31 mi9 weeks53.9%
MaltonHigher pass rate32 mi12.6 weeks64.3%
YorkHigher pass rate33 mi16.3 weeks54.4%
ScarboroughShorter wait34 mi2.9 weeks45.1%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Beverley LGV: –Grimsby Coldwater: 5.3 weeksScunthorpe: 5.6 weeksBridlington: 13 weeksLouth: 9 weeksMalton: 12.6 weeksYork: 16.3 weeksScarborough: 2.9 weeksHullHull

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.