# Folkestone Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Folkestone driving test centre has a 42.4% pass rate and an average 7.9 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Folkestone driving test centre

South East, England

## Folkestone at a glance

Pass rate

42.4%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

7.9 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

7,818

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

13.2%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Folkestone compares

Folkestone passes **42.4%** of car tests, which is **7.7 points below the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **7.9 weeks**, 4.9 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **7,818** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **40.8%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Folkestone

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **40.8%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Folkestone driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 40.8% |
| February 2026 | 42.4% |
| January 2026 | 45.4% |
| December 2025 | 45.8% |
| November 2025 | 41% |
| October 2025 | 41.7% |
| September 2025 | 38.7% |
| August 2025 | 40.8% |
| July 2025 | 44.2% |
| June 2025 | 44.3% |
| May 2025 | 41.7% |
| April 2025 | 44% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **7.9w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Folkestone, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 7.9 weeks |
| July 2026 | 7.9 weeks |
| June 2026 | 5.4 weeks |
| May 2026 | 4.9 weeks |
| April 2026 | 6 weeks |
| March 2026 | 6.4 weeks |
| February 2026 | 6.7 weeks |
| January 2026 | 6.2 weeks |
| December 2025 | 6.7 weeks |
| November 2025 | 5.2 weeks |
| October 2025 | 5.7 weeks |
| September 2025 | 5.1 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **691**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Folkestone, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 691 |
| February 2026 | 597 |
| January 2026 | 540 |
| December 2025 | 557 |
| November 2025 | 708 |
| October 2025 | 744 |
| September 2025 | 804 |
| August 2025 | 606 |
| July 2025 | 631 |
| June 2025 | 714 |
| May 2025 | 619 |
| April 2025 | 607 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Folkestone driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 7,818 | 3,313 | 42.4% |
| 2024-25 | 4,370 | 1,984 | 45.4% |
| 2023-24 | 3,553 | 1,495 | 42.1% |
| 2022-23 | 3,297 | 1,428 | 43.3% |
| 2021-22 | 4,752 | 2,247 | 47.3% |
| 2020-21 | 1,070 | 525 | 49.1% |
| 2019-20 | 3,911 | 1,615 | 41.3% |
| 2018-19 | 3,763 | 1,665 | 44.2% |
| 2017-18 | 4,594 | 1,989 | 43.3% |
| 2016-17 | 4,441 | 1,821 | 41% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Melton Mowbray](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/melton-mowbray/)
    
    35 km away
    
    69.7% pass · 23.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Grantham (Somerby)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/grantham-somerby/)
    
    37 km away
    
    57.9% pass · 16.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Kettering](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/kettering/)
    
    49 km away
    
    49.1% pass · 7.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Leicester (Cannock Street)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/leicester-cannock-street/)
    
    53 km away
    
    40.2% pass · 6.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Kings Lynn](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/kings-lynn/)
    
    54 km away
    
    51.9% pass · 15.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Leicester (Wigston)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/leicester-wigston/)
    
    54 km away
    
    51.2% pass · 7.1 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Folkestone 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.