Test Centre Stats

Yorkshire and The Humber, England · DVSA car test centre

Skipton driving test centre

Foundry House, Carleton Road, Skipton, BD23 2BE · wheelchair accessible

Tests here: car, ADI part 3.

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

Median wait, September 2026

13.8 weeks

−5.5 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

57.3%

+7.3 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

179 of 314

1 = shortest wait; 17th of 27 Yorkshire and The Humber

Weeks to 10% of slots free

21.8 weeks

GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Skipton in September 2026 had booked it a median of 13.8 weeks earlier: 2.2 weeks longer than the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and 2.9 weeks longer than the Yorkshire and The Humber figure (10.9 weeks). A year earlier, in September 2025, it was 19.3 weeks, so the wait has shortened by 5.5 weeks. Over the last 12 months it ranged from 6.1 weeks to 19.8 weeks.

On the last Monday of September 2026 it would have taken about 21.8 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, 20.3% 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.

  • Skipton
  • Yorkshire and The Humber
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Skipton, October 2024 to September 2026Skipton: 13.8 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.0102030Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2613.8Weeks0102030Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2613.8Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Skipton, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthSkiptonYorkshire and The HumberGreat Britain
September 202613.810.911.6
August 202611.010.011.1
July 202611.010.111.1
June 20269.09.110.7
May 20267.18.49.7
April 20266.18.09.1
March 20266.47.99.0
February 202615.69.110.4
January 202617.39.010.1
December 202516.09.010.1
November 202519.810.610.4
October 202519.111.011.6
September 202519.312.112.4
August 202519.211.911.7
July 202520.611.412.0
June 202517.911.011.0
May 202517.711.611.3
April 202517.611.710.6
March 202516.612.410.4
February 202516.013.411.4
January 202515.913.011.0
December 202415.311.710.4
November 202413.811.79.9
October 202411.311.49.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Skipton in September 2026, 33.3% had been booked within 7 weeks and 38.9% more than 21 weeks before.

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

At Skipton, 33.3% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 38.9% 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
Skipton33.3%17.2%10.6%38.9%
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 Skipton, those three are below. None of the three had a median wait more than a week shorter than Skipton in September 2026.

Centres a test booked at Skipton can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs SkiptonPass rate 2025–26
Steetonabout 6 miles by roadabout 6 mi15.6 weeks+1.8 wk52.8%
Nelsonabout 13 miles by roadabout 13 mi18.9 weeks+5.1 wk51.7%
Bradford (Heaton)about 16 miles by roadabout 16 mi13.4 weeks−0.4 wk56.1%

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), 3,197 car tests were taken here and 57.3% passed, 7.3 points above the Great Britain rate (50.0%). The year before it was 54.4%, so the rate rose by 2.9 points. First attempts did worse: 55.5% of 1,782 first-time candidates passed, and 1.1% did it with no faults at all.

  • Skipton
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    57.3%7.3 points above Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    55.5%5.0 points above Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    1.1%1.8 points below Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    60.2%9.4 points above Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    54.0%4.9 points above Great Britain (49.1%)
  • 17-year-oldsGB figure is the sum of listed centres
    64.9%1.3 points above Great Britain (63.6%)
  • Automatic cars10% of tests here were in automatics
    55.1%10.5 points above Great Britain (44.6%)
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Pass rates at Skipton compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureSkiptonGreat Britain
All tests57.3%50.0%
First attempts55.5%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults1.1%2.9%
Men60.2%50.8%
Women54.0%49.1%
17-year-olds64.9%63.6%
Automatic cars55.1%44.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Skipton
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Skipton by financial yearPass rate at Skipton in 2025–26: 57.3%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Skipton, 2019–20: 51.3%51Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Skipton, 2020–21: 57.1%57Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Skipton, 2021–22: 54.7%55Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Skipton, 2022–23: 53.0%53Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Skipton, 2023–24: 53.7%54Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Skipton, 2024–25: 54.4%54Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Skipton, 2025–26: 57.3%57Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Skipton, 2019–20: 51.3%51Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Skipton, 2020–21: 57.1%57Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Skipton, 2021–22: 54.7%55Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Skipton, 2022–23: 53.0%53Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Skipton, 2023–24: 53.7%54Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Skipton, 2024–25: 54.4%54Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Skipton, 2025–26: 57.3%57Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Skipton by financial year
YearSkiptonGreat Britain
2019–2051.3%45.9%
2020–2157.1%49.8%
2021–2254.7%48.9%
2022–2353.0%48.4%
2023–2453.7%47.9%
2024–2554.4%48.7%
2025–2657.3%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 64.9%. Ages with fewer than 20 tests are left out; DVSA suppresses some small groups.

  • Age 1764.9% of 994
  • Age 1855.0% of 604
  • Age 1951.1% of 262
  • Age 2050.9% of 165
  • Age 2151.7% of 143
  • Age 2255.5% of 128
  • Age 2358.8% of 102
  • Age 2454.0% of 63
  • Age 2551.3% of 76

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2025–26 DVSA cancelled 96 tests at Skipton, about 30.0 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was examiner leave (82). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Examiner leave82
  • Weather and other acts of nature10
  • Examiner illness4

The nearest theory test centre

The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Burnley (Rachel Kay-Shuttleworth Room, Burnley, Pendle & Rossendale Council for Voluntary Services, The CVS Centre, 62-64 Yorkshire Street, BB11 3BT), 14 mi away. In 2025–26, 44.4% of its 1,401 car theory tests were passes, close to 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 Bradford (Thornbury), 17 mi away, at 9.4 weeks. No nearby centre had a pass rate more than 2 points higher. 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 Skipton, with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
Steeton4.8 mi15.6 weeks52.8%
Nelson11 mi18.9 weeks51.7%
Bradford (Heaton)14 mi13.4 weeks56.1%
Halifax16 mi13.6 weeks45.0%
Bradford (Thornbury)Shorter wait17 mi9.4 weeks47.8%
HorsforthShorter wait18 mi11.6 weeks49.7%
Heckmondwike22 mi15.7 weeks45.8%
Huddersfield22 mi14.3 weeks49.2%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Steeton: 15.6 weeksNelson: 18.9 weeksBradford (Heaton): 13.4 weeksHalifax: 13.6 weeksBradford (Thornbury): 9.4 weeksHorsforth: 11.6 weeksHeckmondwike: 15.7 weeksHuddersfield: 14.3 weeksSkiptonSkipton

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.