Test Centre Stats

North West, England · DVSA car test centre

Speke (Liverpool) driving test centre

Unit 3 Dakota Business Park, Skyhawk Avenue, Speke, Liverpool, L19 2QR · wheelchair accessible

Tests here: car, 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

7.5 weeks

+0.4 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

40.5%

−9.5 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

75 of 314

1 = shortest wait; joint 7th of 32 North West

Weeks to 10% of slots free

16.5 weeks

GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Speke (Liverpool) in September 2026 had booked it a median of 7.5 weeks earlier: 4.1 weeks shorter than the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and 5.1 weeks shorter than the North West figure (12.6 weeks). That's about where it was in September 2025 (7.1 weeks). Over the last 12 months it ranged from 6.9 weeks to 10.4 weeks.

On the last Monday of September 2026 it would have taken about 16.5 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, 19.7% 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.

  • Speke (Liverpool)
  • North West
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Speke (Liverpool), October 2024 to September 2026Speke (Liverpool): 7.5 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.051015Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 267.5Weeks051015Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 267.5Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Speke (Liverpool), October 2024 to September 2026
MonthSpeke (Liverpool)North WestGreat Britain
September 20267.512.611.6
August 20268.312.111.1
July 20268.312.711.1
June 202610.411.610.7
May 202610.010.09.7
April 20268.710.39.1
March 20267.69.19.0
February 20268.710.910.4
January 20268.910.310.1
December 20257.710.010.1
November 20258.69.110.4
October 20256.910.011.6
September 20257.110.612.4
August 20257.011.011.7
July 20257.411.912.0
June 20258.310.711.0
May 20257.611.311.3
April 20257.011.110.6
March 202510.011.610.4
February 202511.812.011.4
January 202511.011.011.0
December 202411.010.410.4
November 20249.810.19.9
October 20247.010.19.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Speke (Liverpool) in September 2026, 48.0% had been booked within 7 weeks and 15.7% more than 21 weeks before.

  • Within 7 weeks
  • 7 to 14 weeks
  • 14 to 21 weeks
  • Over 21 weeks
Speke (Liverpool)
North West
Great Britain

At Speke (Liverpool), 48.0% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 15.7% 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
Speke (Liverpool)48.0%20.0%16.3%15.7%
North West39.4%13.8%19.7%27.1%
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 Speke (Liverpool), those three are below. All three had longer median waits than Speke (Liverpool) in September 2026, so moving away from here is unlikely to help.

Centres a test booked at Speke (Liverpool) can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs Speke (Liverpool)Pass rate 2025–26
Widnesabout 6 miles by roadabout 6 mi9.1 weeks+1.6 wk42.7%
Norris Green (Liverpool)about 9 miles by roadabout 9 mi18 weeks+10.5 wk37.8%
Wallaseyabout 12 miles by roadabout 12 mi12.6 weeks+5.1 wk54.3%

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), 8,159 car tests were taken here and 40.5% passed, 9.5 points below the Great Britain rate (50.0%). The year before it was 38.6%, so the rate rose by 1.9 points. First attempts did about the same: 41.5% of 3,280 first-time candidates passed, and 0.9% did it with no faults at all.

  • Speke (Liverpool)
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    40.5%9.5 points below Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    41.5%9.0 points below Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    0.9%2.0 points below Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    39.7%11.1 points below Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    41.7%7.4 points below Great Britain (49.1%)
  • 17-year-oldsGB figure is the sum of listed centres
    54.3%9.3 points below Great Britain (63.6%)
  • Automatic cars31% of tests here were in automatics
    37.2%7.4 points below Great Britain (44.6%)
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Pass rates at Speke (Liverpool) compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureSpeke (Liverpool)Great Britain
All tests40.5%50.0%
First attempts41.5%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults0.9%2.9%
Men39.7%50.8%
Women41.7%49.1%
17-year-olds54.3%63.6%
Automatic cars37.2%44.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Speke (Liverpool)
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Speke (Liverpool) by financial yearPass rate at Speke (Liverpool) in 2025–26: 40.5%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Speke (Liverpool), 2019–20: 33.8%34Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Speke (Liverpool), 2020–21: 39.8%40Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Speke (Liverpool), 2021–22: 33.1%33Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Speke (Liverpool), 2022–23: 29.0%29Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Speke (Liverpool), 2023–24: 33.1%33Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Speke (Liverpool), 2024–25: 38.6%39Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Speke (Liverpool), 2025–26: 40.5%41Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Speke (Liverpool), 2019–20: 33.8%34Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Speke (Liverpool), 2020–21: 39.8%40Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Speke (Liverpool), 2021–22: 33.1%33Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Speke (Liverpool), 2022–23: 29.0%29Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Speke (Liverpool), 2023–24: 33.1%33Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Speke (Liverpool), 2024–25: 38.6%39Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Speke (Liverpool), 2025–26: 40.5%41Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Speke (Liverpool) by financial year
YearSpeke (Liverpool)Great Britain
2019–2033.8%45.9%
2020–2139.8%49.8%
2021–2233.1%48.9%
2022–2329.0%48.4%
2023–2433.1%47.9%
2024–2538.6%48.7%
2025–2640.5%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 54.3%. Ages with fewer than 20 tests are left out; DVSA suppresses some small groups.

  • Age 1754.3% of 569
  • Age 1849.9% of 762
  • Age 1946.2% of 569
  • Age 2043.3% of 469
  • Age 2151.4% of 393
  • Age 2245.7% of 381
  • Age 2342.1% of 349
  • Age 2443.2% of 322
  • Age 2544.5% of 319

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2025–26 DVSA cancelled 304 tests at Speke (Liverpool), about 37.3 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was examiner leave (149). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Examiner leave149
  • Examiner illness92
  • Weather and other acts of nature63

The nearest theory test centre

The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Liverpool (Suite 1, Ground Floor, 10 Duke Street, L1 5AS), 5.5 mi away. In 2025–26, 45.6% of its 69,093 car theory tests were passes, close to the Great Britain rate (44.8%). You can sit the theory test at any centre.

Nearby centres

None of the 8 nearest centres had a wait at least a week shorter than Speke (Liverpool) in September 2026. Within the same list, Widnes (4.8 mi) had a pass rate of 42.7%. 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 Speke (Liverpool), with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
WidnesHigher pass rate4.8 mi9.1 weeks42.7%
Norris Green (Liverpool)6.8 mi18 weeks37.8%
ChesterHigher pass rate7.3 mi7.5 weeks47.3%
WallaseyHigher pass rate7.6 mi12.6 weeks54.3%
UptonHigher pass rate9.0 mi12.1 weeks52.6%
St Helens (Liverpool)10 mi11.4 weeks40.9%
WarringtonHigher pass rate13 mi17.1 weeks55.5%
NorthwichHigher pass rate16 mi7.3 weeks57.6%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Widnes: 9.1 weeksNorris Green (Liverpool): 18 weeksChester: 7.5 weeksWallasey: 12.6 weeksUpton: 12.1 weeksSt Helens (Liverpool): 11.4 weeksWarrington: 17.1 weeksNorthwich: 7.3 weeksSpeke (Liverpool)Speke (Liverpool)

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.