# Bridlington Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Bridlington driving test centre has a 55.5% pass rate and an average 11.9 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Bridlington driving test centre

Yorkshire and The Humber, England

## Bridlington at a glance

Pass rate

55.5%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

11.9 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

3,027

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

33.7%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Bridlington compares

Bridlington passes **55.5%** of car tests, which is **5.4 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **11.9 weeks**, 0.9 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **3,027** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **56.8%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Bridlington

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **56.8%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Bridlington driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 56.8% |
| February 2026 | 59.9% |
| January 2026 | 51.4% |
| December 2025 | 56.5% |
| November 2025 | 56.9% |
| October 2025 | 54.5% |
| September 2025 | 56.1% |
| August 2025 | 55.4% |
| July 2025 | 51.2% |
| June 2025 | 54.3% |
| May 2025 | 58.4% |
| April 2025 | 52.4% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **11.9w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Bridlington, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 11.9 weeks |
| July 2026 | 11.9 weeks |
| June 2026 | 18.1 weeks |
| May 2026 | 16.1 weeks |
| April 2026 | 11.7 weeks |
| March 2026 | 11.4 weeks |
| February 2026 | 16.1 weeks |
| January 2026 | 16.1 weeks |
| December 2025 | 17.3 weeks |
| November 2025 | 15.4 weeks |
| October 2025 | 10.5 weeks |
| September 2025 | 14 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **370**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Bridlington, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 370 |
| February 2026 | 274 |
| January 2026 | 183 |
| December 2025 | 230 |
| November 2025 | 239 |
| October 2025 | 264 |
| September 2025 | 269 |
| August 2025 | 233 |
| July 2025 | 201 |
| June 2025 | 254 |
| May 2025 | 243 |
| April 2025 | 267 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Bridlington driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 3,027 | 1,681 | 55.5% |
| 2024-25 | 2,766 | 1,560 | 56.4% |
| 2023-24 | 2,883 | 1,719 | 59.6% |
| 2022-23 | 3,008 | 1,903 | 63.3% |
| 2021-22 | 1,699 | 1,020 | 60% |
| 2020-21 | 427 | 243 | 56.9% |
| 2019-20 | 1,838 | 1,039 | 56.5% |
| 2018-19 | 1,723 | 1,005 | 58.3% |
| 2017-18 | 1,839 | 1,097 | 59.7% |
| 2016-17 | 2,224 | 1,238 | 55.7% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Scarborough](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/scarborough/)
    
    26 km away
    
    45.1% pass · 7 weeks wait
    
-   [Brentwood (London)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/brentwood-london/)
    
    31 km away
    
    48.5% pass · 3.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Hull](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/hull/)
    
    39 km away
    
    47.9% pass · 14 weeks wait
    
-   [Malton](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/malton/)
    
    40 km away
    
    64.3% pass · 10 weeks wait
    
-   [Whitby](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/whitby/)
    
    53 km away
    
    56.7% pass · 19 weeks wait
    
-   [Grimsby Coldwater](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/grimsby-coldwater/)
    
    56 km away
    
    42.8% pass · 7.9 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Bridlington 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.