# Blackpool Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Blackpool driving test centre has a 51.8% pass rate and an average 8.9 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

Source: https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/blackpool/

# Blackpool driving test centre

North West, England

## Blackpool at a glance

Pass rate

51.8%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

8.9 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

8,948

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

7.4%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Blackpool compares

Blackpool passes **51.8%** of car tests, which is **1.7 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **8.9 weeks**, 3.9 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **8,948** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **49.5%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

The map below shows the Blackpool area rather than a pinpointed building. Confirm the exact address on your booking confirmation or via GOV.UK before you travel.

## Trends at Blackpool

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **49.5%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Blackpool driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 49.5% |
| February 2026 | 49.9% |
| January 2026 | 54.1% |
| December 2025 | 50.5% |
| November 2025 | 54.1% |
| October 2025 | 48.3% |
| September 2025 | 53.3% |
| August 2025 | 54.6% |
| July 2025 | 53.4% |
| June 2025 | 54.4% |
| May 2025 | 51.7% |
| April 2025 | 48% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **8.9w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Blackpool, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 8.9 weeks |
| July 2026 | 8.9 weeks |
| June 2026 | 8.9 weeks |
| May 2026 | 10 weeks |
| April 2026 | 9.1 weeks |
| March 2026 | 8.4 weeks |
| February 2026 | 11 weeks |
| January 2026 | 9 weeks |
| December 2025 | 10.4 weeks |
| November 2025 | 8.7 weeks |
| October 2025 | 8.1 weeks |
| September 2025 | 9.1 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **910**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Blackpool, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 910 |
| February 2026 | 737 |
| January 2026 | 671 |
| December 2025 | 767 |
| November 2025 | 771 |
| October 2025 | 868 |
| September 2025 | 763 |
| August 2025 | 617 |
| July 2025 | 783 |
| June 2025 | 831 |
| May 2025 | 661 |
| April 2025 | 569 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Blackpool driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 8,948 | 4,633 | 51.8% |
| 2024-25 | 6,271 | 3,108 | 49.6% |
| 2023-24 | 6,862 | 2,800 | 40.8% |
| 2022-23 | 7,112 | 3,199 | 45% |
| 2021-22 | 7,171 | 3,429 | 47.8% |
| 2020-21 | 1,919 | 922 | 48% |
| 2019-20 | 6,423 | 2,987 | 46.5% |
| 2018-19 | 6,850 | 3,129 | 45.7% |
| 2017-18 | 7,517 | 3,427 | 45.6% |
| 2016-17 | 7,609 | 3,581 | 47.1% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

There is no catchment area for the practical test — you can book at any of these instead.

-   [Southport (Liverpool)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/southport-liverpool/)
    
    13 km away
    
    56.5% pass · 16.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Nelson](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/nelson/)
    
    16 km away
    
    51.7% pass · 19.7 weeks wait
    
-   [Preston](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/preston/)
    
    16 km away
    
    56.3% pass · 18.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Chorley](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/chorley/)
    
    28 km away
    
    52.8% pass · 12 weeks wait
    
-   [Blackburn with Darwen](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/)
    
    30 km away
    
    46.6% pass · 8.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Norris Green (Liverpool)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/norris-green-liverpool/)
    
    38 km away
    
    37.8% pass · 15.3 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Blackpool driving test centre. Figures come from the DVSA statistical data sets [DRT122A and DRT122F](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/driving-test-and-theory-test-data-cars), published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Pass rates run to March 2026 and waiting times to August 2026. This page was last updated 14 September 2026.