Test Centre Stats

East Midlands, England · DVSA car test centre

Skegness driving test centre

MKM Stadium, Skegness Town Football Club, Wainfleet Road, Skegness, PE25 2EL

Tests here: car.

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

Median wait, September 2026

17.9 weeks

+4.0 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

55.9%

+5.9 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

243 of 314

1 = shortest wait; 17th 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 Skegness in September 2026 had booked it a median of 17.9 weeks earlier: 6.3 weeks longer than the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and 6.9 weeks longer than the East Midlands figure (11 weeks). A year earlier, in September 2025, it was 13.9 weeks, so the wait has grown by 4 weeks. Over the last 12 months it ranged from 11.4 weeks to 18.1 weeks.

Waiting time over the last two years

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

  • Skegness
  • East Midlands
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Skegness, October 2024 to September 2026Skegness: 17.9 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.05101520Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2617.9Weeks05101520Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2617.9Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Skegness, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthSkegnessEast MidlandsGreat Britain
September 202617.911.011.6
August 202617.99.611.1
July 202617.910.011.1
June 202613.811.010.7
May 202618.110.39.7
April 202616.09.39.1
March 202617.58.49.0
February 202616.29.610.4
January 202612.99.410.1
December 202513.69.910.1
November 202511.411.310.4
October 202515.014.111.6
September 202513.914.012.4
August 20258.912.911.7
July 202510.913.112.0
June 202513.311.411.0
May 202515.311.411.3
April 202514.111.010.6
March 202514.411.110.4
February 202510.011.111.4
January 20257.311.111.0
December 20248.110.110.4
November 20248.79.79.9
October 20245.09.49.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Skegness in September 2026, 19.6% had been booked within 7 weeks and 21.1% more than 21 weeks before.

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

At Skegness, 19.6% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 21.1% 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
Skegness19.6%16.6%42.7%21.1%
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 Skegness, those three are below. Of the three, Boston (3.6 weeks), Grimsby Coldwater (5.3 weeks) and Louth (9 weeks) had median waits at least a week shorter than Skegness in September 2026.

Centres a test booked at Skegness can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs SkegnessPass rate 2025–26
Bostonabout 23 miles by roadabout 23 mi3.6 weeks−14.3 wk50.7%
Louthabout 24 miles by roadabout 24 mi9 weeks−8.9 wk53.9%
Grimsby Coldwaterabout 41 miles by roadabout 41 mi5.3 weeks−12.6 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), 2,078 car tests were taken here and 55.9% passed, 5.9 points above the Great Britain rate (50.0%). The year before it was 57.6%, so the rate fell by 1.7 points. First attempts did about the same: 55.4% of 1,132 first-time candidates passed, and 5.4% did it with no faults at all.

  • Skegness
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    55.9%5.9 points above Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    55.4%4.9 points above Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    5.4%2.5 points above Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    55.6%4.8 points above Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    56.4%7.3 points above Great Britain (49.1%)
  • 17-year-oldsGB figure is the sum of listed centres
    68.3%4.7 points above Great Britain (63.6%)
  • Automatic cars22% of tests here were in automatics
    41.3%3.3 points below Great Britain (44.6%)
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Pass rates at Skegness compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureSkegnessGreat Britain
All tests55.9%50.0%
First attempts55.4%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults5.4%2.9%
Men55.6%50.8%
Women56.4%49.1%
17-year-olds68.3%63.6%
Automatic cars41.3%44.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Skegness
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Skegness by financial yearPass rate at Skegness in 2025–26: 55.9%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Skegness, 2019–20: 54.9%55Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Skegness, 2020–21: 58.2%58Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Skegness, 2021–22: 62.1%62Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Skegness, 2022–23: 60.4%60Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Skegness, 2023–24: 61.9%62Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Skegness, 2024–25: 57.6%58Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Skegness, 2025–26: 55.9%56Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Skegness, 2019–20: 54.9%55Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Skegness, 2020–21: 58.2%58Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Skegness, 2021–22: 62.1%62Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Skegness, 2022–23: 60.4%60Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Skegness, 2023–24: 61.9%62Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Skegness, 2024–25: 57.6%58Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Skegness, 2025–26: 55.9%56Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Skegness by financial year
YearSkegnessGreat Britain
2019–2054.9%45.9%
2020–2158.2%49.8%
2021–2262.1%48.9%
2022–2360.4%48.4%
2023–2461.9%47.9%
2024–2557.6%48.7%
2025–2655.9%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 68.3%. Ages with fewer than 20 tests are left out; DVSA suppresses some small groups.

  • Age 1768.3% of 473
  • Age 1864.9% of 225
  • Age 1960.3% of 126
  • Age 2065.0% of 80
  • Age 2153.2% of 77
  • Age 2261.4% of 70
  • Age 2356.9% of 58
  • Age 2465.4% of 52
  • Age 2554.9% of 71

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2025–26 DVSA cancelled 361 tests at Skegness, about 173.7 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was examiner illness (249). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Examiner illness249
  • Examiner leave66
  • Weather and other acts of nature46

The nearest theory test centre

The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Skegness (Ground Floor, The Storehouse, North Parade, PE25 1BY), 1.1 mi away. In 2025–26, 33.8% of its 80 car theory tests were passes, 11.0 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 Boston, 19 mi away, at 3.6 weeks. Within the same list, Grantham (Somerby) (41 mi) had a pass rate of 57.9%. 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 Skegness, with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
BostonShorter wait19 mi3.6 weeks50.7%
LouthShorter wait20 mi9 weeks53.9%
Kings LynnShorter wait28 mi16 weeks51.9%
Grimsby ColdwaterShorter wait35 mi5.3 weeks42.8%
LincolnShorter wait39 mi12.7 weeks52.1%
Grantham (Somerby)Higher pass rate41 mi18.4 weeks57.9%
PeterboroughShorter wait46 mi15.4 weeks52.8%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Boston: 3.6 weeksLouth: 9 weeksKings Lynn: 16 weeksGrimsby Coldwater: 5.3 weeksLincoln: 12.7 weeksGrantham (Somerby): 18.4 weeksPeterborough: 15.4 weeksSkegnessSkegness

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.