Test Centre Stats

East Midlands, England · DVSA car test centre

Worksop driving test centre

Unit 4, The Point, Coach Road, Shireoaks, Worksop, S81 8BW

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

12.1 weeks

−7.9 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

55.2%

+5.2 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

147 of 314

1 = shortest wait; 10th of 20 East Midlands

Weeks to 10% of slots free

20.5 weeks

GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Worksop in September 2026 had booked it a median of 12.1 weeks earlier: 0.5 weeks longer than the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and 1.1 weeks longer than the East Midlands figure (11 weeks). A year earlier, in September 2025, it was 20 weeks, so the wait has shortened by 7.9 weeks. Over the last 12 months it ranged from 5 weeks to 22.9 weeks.

On the last Monday of September 2026 it would have taken about 20.5 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, 19.9% 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.

  • Worksop
  • East Midlands
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Worksop, October 2024 to September 2026Worksop: 12.1 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.0102030Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2612.1Weeks0102030Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2612.1Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Worksop, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthWorksopEast MidlandsGreat Britain
September 202612.111.011.6
August 202611.09.611.1
July 202611.010.011.1
June 202612.611.010.7
May 202611.310.39.7
April 20267.49.39.1
March 20265.08.49.0
February 202612.39.610.4
January 202616.69.410.1
December 202516.69.910.1
November 202522.111.310.4
October 202522.914.111.6
September 202520.014.012.4
August 202517.112.911.7
July 202515.413.112.0
June 202514.111.411.0
May 202512.111.411.3
April 202513.911.010.6
March 202513.011.110.4
February 202512.311.111.4
January 202512.911.111.0
December 202410.710.110.4
November 202410.19.79.9
October 202410.19.49.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Worksop in September 2026, 38.0% had been booked within 7 weeks and 25.8% more than 21 weeks before.

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

At Worksop, 38.0% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 25.8% 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
Worksop38.0%15.7%20.5%25.8%
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 Worksop, those three are below. Of the three, Sheffield (Handsworth) (6.1 weeks), Rotherham (7.1 weeks) and Chesterfield (7.9 weeks) had median waits at least a week shorter than Worksop in September 2026.

Centres a test booked at Worksop can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs WorksopPass rate 2025–26
Sheffield (Handsworth)about 11 miles by roadabout 11 mi6.1 weeks−6.0 wk44.1%
Chesterfieldabout 15 miles by roadabout 15 mi7.9 weeks−4.2 wk56.2%
Rotherhamabout 15 miles by roadabout 15 mi7.1 weeks−5.0 wk53.1%

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), 5,975 car tests were taken here and 55.2% passed, 5.2 points above the Great Britain rate (50.0%). The year before it was 53.3%, so the rate rose by 1.9 points. First attempts did about the same: 56.2% of 3,301 first-time candidates passed, and 3.8% did it with no faults at all.

  • Worksop
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    55.2%5.2 points above Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    56.2%5.7 points above Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    3.8%about the same as Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    57.1%6.3 points above Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    53.1%4.0 points above Great Britain (49.1%)
  • 17-year-oldsGB figure is the sum of listed centres
    67.3%3.7 points above Great Britain (63.6%)
  • Automatic cars20% of tests here were in automatics
    47.9%3.3 points above Great Britain (44.6%)
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Pass rates at Worksop compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureWorksopGreat Britain
All tests55.2%50.0%
First attempts56.2%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults3.8%2.9%
Men57.1%50.8%
Women53.1%49.1%
17-year-olds67.3%63.6%
Automatic cars47.9%44.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Worksop
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Worksop by financial yearPass rate at Worksop in 2025–26: 55.2%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Worksop, 2019–20: 53.6%54Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Worksop, 2020–21: 58.3%58Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Worksop, 2021–22: 60.0%60Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Worksop, 2022–23: 58.9%59Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Worksop, 2023–24: 57.1%57Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Worksop, 2024–25: 53.3%53Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Worksop, 2025–26: 55.2%55Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Worksop, 2019–20: 53.6%54Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Worksop, 2020–21: 58.3%58Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Worksop, 2021–22: 60.0%60Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Worksop, 2022–23: 58.9%59Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Worksop, 2023–24: 57.1%57Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Worksop, 2024–25: 53.3%53Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Worksop, 2025–26: 55.2%55Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Worksop by financial year
YearWorksopGreat Britain
2019–2053.6%45.9%
2020–2158.3%49.8%
2021–2260.0%48.9%
2022–2358.9%48.4%
2023–2457.1%47.9%
2024–2553.3%48.7%
2025–2655.2%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 67.3%. Ages with fewer than 20 tests are left out; DVSA suppresses some small groups.

  • Age 1767.3% of 1,325
  • Age 1858.5% of 1,003
  • Age 1954.2% of 393
  • Age 2058.2% of 249
  • Age 2155.9% of 227
  • Age 2261.7% of 180
  • Age 2353.3% of 165
  • Age 2548.6% of 142

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2025–26 DVSA cancelled 520 tests at Worksop, about 87.0 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was examiner illness (369). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Examiner illness369
  • Examiner leave134
  • Weather and other acts of nature17

The nearest theory test centre

The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Worksop (Worksop - The Crossing Church, Newcastle Street, S80 2AT), 2.0 mi away. In 2025–26, 44.5% of its 218 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 Sheffield (Handsworth), 9.1 mi away, at 6.1 weeks. Within the same list, Ashfield (14 mi) had a pass rate of 57.3%. 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 Worksop, with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
Sheffield (Handsworth)Shorter wait9.1 mi6.1 weeks44.1%
RotherhamShorter wait12 mi7.1 weeks53.1%
ChesterfieldShorter wait12 mi7.9 weeks56.2%
AshfieldHigher pass rate14 mi15.3 weeks57.3%
Doncaster15 mi21.6 weeks53.2%
Sheffield (Middlewood Road)16 mi17.3 weeks48.7%
BarnsleyShorter waitHigher pass rate21 mi7.3 weeks58.5%
Lincoln24 mi12.7 weeks52.1%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Sheffield (Handsworth): 6.1 weeksRotherham: 7.1 weeksChesterfield: 7.9 weeksAshfield: 15.3 weeksDoncaster: 21.6 weeksSheffield (Middlewood Road): 17.3 weeksBarnsley: 7.3 weeksLincoln: 12.7 weeksWorksopWorksop

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.