Test Centre Stats

East Midlands, England · DVSA car test centre

Louth driving test centre

Meridian Leisure Centre, Wood Lane, Louth, LN11 8RS

Tests here: car.

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

Median wait, September 2026

9 weeks

−2.7 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

53.9%

+3.9 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

97 of 314

1 = shortest wait; 7th of 20 East Midlands

Weeks to 10% of slots free

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GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Louth in September 2026 had booked it a median of 9 weeks earlier: 2.6 weeks shorter than the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and 2 weeks shorter than the East Midlands figure (11 weeks). A year earlier, in September 2025, it was 11.7 weeks, so the wait has shortened by 2.7 weeks. Over the last 12 months it ranged from 9 weeks to 21.4 weeks.

Waiting time over the last two years

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

  • Louth
  • East Midlands
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Louth, October 2024 to September 2026Louth: 9 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.0102030Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 269.0Weeks0102030Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 269.0Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Louth, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthLouthEast MidlandsGreat Britain
September 20269.011.011.6
August 202615.19.611.1
July 202615.110.011.1
June 202617.111.010.7
May 202617.510.39.7
April 202610.39.39.1
March 202614.78.49.0
February 202614.49.610.4
January 202615.69.410.1
December 202514.19.910.1
November 202521.411.310.4
October 202517.014.111.6
September 202511.714.012.4
August 202514.312.911.7
July 202516.613.112.0
June 202516.711.411.0
May 202518.611.411.3
April 202518.411.010.6
March 202516.411.110.4
February 202510.511.111.4
January 20257.211.111.0
December 202412.010.110.4
November 202411.39.79.9
October 202415.39.49.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Louth in September 2026, 45.0% had been booked within 7 weeks and 28.8% more than 21 weeks before.

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

At Louth, 45.0% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 28.8% 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
Louth45.0%12.5%13.8%28.8%
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 Louth, those three are below. Of the three, Grimsby Coldwater (5.3 weeks) had a median wait at least a week shorter than Louth in September 2026.

Centres a test booked at Louth can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs LouthPass rate 2025–26
Grimsby Coldwaterabout 18 miles by roadabout 18 mi5.3 weeks−3.7 wk42.8%
Skegnessabout 24 miles by roadabout 24 mi17.9 weeks+8.9 wk55.9%
Lincolnabout 33 miles by roadabout 33 mi12.7 weeks+3.7 wk52.1%

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), 740 car tests were taken here and 53.9% passed, 3.9 points above the Great Britain rate (50.0%). That's close to the year before (54.4%). First attempts did better: 56.0% of 414 first-time candidates passed, and 4.8% did it with no faults at all.

  • Louth
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    53.9%3.9 points above Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    56.0%5.5 points above Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    4.8%1.9 points above Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    56.5%5.7 points above Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    51.3%2.2 points above Great Britain (49.1%)
  • 17-year-oldsGB figure is the sum of listed centres
    68.4%4.8 points above Great Britain (63.6%)
  • Automatic cars17% of tests here were in automatics
    41.1%3.5 points below Great Britain (44.6%)
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Pass rates at Louth compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureLouthGreat Britain
All tests53.9%50.0%
First attempts56.0%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults4.8%2.9%
Men56.5%50.8%
Women51.3%49.1%
17-year-olds68.4%63.6%
Automatic cars41.1%44.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Louth
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Louth by financial yearPass rate at Louth in 2025–26: 53.9%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Louth, 2019–20: 54.0%54Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Louth, 2020–21: 61.0%61Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Louth, 2021–22: 57.2%57Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Louth, 2022–23: 56.8%57Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Louth, 2023–24: 56.4%56Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Louth, 2024–25: 54.4%54Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Louth, 2025–26: 53.9%54Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Louth, 2019–20: 54.0%54Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Louth, 2020–21: 61.0%61Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Louth, 2021–22: 57.2%57Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Louth, 2022–23: 56.8%57Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Louth, 2023–24: 56.4%56Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Louth, 2024–25: 54.4%54Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Louth, 2025–26: 53.9%54Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Louth by financial year
YearLouthGreat Britain
2019–2054.0%45.9%
2020–2161.0%49.8%
2021–2257.2%48.9%
2022–2356.8%48.4%
2023–2456.4%47.9%
2024–2554.4%48.7%
2025–2653.9%50.0%

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

By age, 17 to 25 (2025–26)

Candidates aged 21 did best here, at 75.0%. Ages with fewer than 20 tests are left out; DVSA suppresses some small groups.

  • Age 1768.4% of 215
  • Age 1852.7% of 146
  • Age 1950.0% of 60
  • Age 2045.9% of 37
  • Age 2175.0% of 20

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2025–26 DVSA cancelled 74 tests at Louth, about 100.0 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was examiner illness (40). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Examiner illness40
  • Examiner leave33
  • Weather and other acts of nature1

The nearest theory test centre

The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Louth (Louth Methodist Church Centre, Nichol Hill, LN11 9NQ), 0.9 mi away. In 2025–26, 50.3% of its 199 car theory tests were passes, 5.5 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 Grimsby Coldwater, 16 mi away, at 5.3 weeks. Within the same list, Skegness (20 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 Louth, with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
Grimsby ColdwaterShorter wait16 mi5.3 weeks42.8%
SkegnessHigher pass rate20 mi17.9 weeks55.9%
BostonShorter wait27 mi3.6 weeks50.7%
Lincoln28 mi12.7 weeks52.1%
HullShorter wait31 mi4.4 weeks47.9%
ScunthorpeShorter wait32 mi5.6 weeks45.4%
Beverley LGV37 mi–54.1%
Grantham (Somerby)Higher pass rate41 mi18.4 weeks57.9%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Grimsby Coldwater: 5.3 weeksSkegness: 17.9 weeksBoston: 3.6 weeksLincoln: 12.7 weeksHull: 4.4 weeksScunthorpe: 5.6 weeksBeverley LGV: –Grantham (Somerby): 18.4 weeksLouthLouth

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.
  • With 740 tests in a year, a handful of results moves the pass rate by several points. Treat small differences with caution.
  • 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.