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Bridlington driving test centre

Yorkshire and The Humber, England

Bridlington at a glance

Pass rate
55.5%
April 2025 to March 2026
Average wait
18.1 weeks
June 2026
Tests a year
3,027
April 2025 to March 2026
Slots still free
6.5%
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 18.1 weeks, 6 weeks longer than the national average of 12.1 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%

50%55%60%GB averageApr 24Aug 24Dec 24Apr 25Aug 25Dec 25Mar 26
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Monthly car practical pass rate at Bridlington driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
Month Pass rate
56.8%
59.9%
51.4%
56.5%
56.9%
54.5%
56.1%
55.4%
51.2%
54.3%
58.4%
52.4%

Waiting time

Jun 2026: 18.1w

9w13w18wGB averageJul 24Nov 24Mar 25Jul 25Nov 25Mar 26Jun 26
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Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Bridlington, most recent 12 published months.
Month Average wait
18.1 weeks
16.1 weeks
11.7 weeks
11.4 weeks
16.1 weeks
16.1 weeks
17.3 weeks
15.4 weeks
10.5 weeks
14 weeks
12.1 weeks
15.7 weeks

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: 370

174270366Apr 24Aug 24Dec 24Apr 25Aug 25Dec 25Mar 26
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Car practical tests conducted each month at Bridlington, most recent 12 published months.
Month Tests conducted
370
274
183
230
239
264
269
233
201
254
243
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.

Everything on this page describes Bridlington driving test centre. Figures come from the DVSA statistical data sets DRT122A and DRT122F, published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Pass rates run to March 2026 and waiting times to June 2026. This page was last updated .

Practice makes perfect

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