# Kings Lynn Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Kings Lynn driving test centre has a 51.9% pass rate and an average 15.4 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

Source: https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/kings-lynn/

# Kings Lynn driving test centre

East of England, England · Rollesby Road, Gaywood, King's Lynn and West Norfolk · PE30 4LS

## Kings Lynn at a glance

Pass rate

51.9%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

15.4 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

6,694

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

40.7%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Kings Lynn compares

Kings Lynn passes **51.9%** of car tests, which is **1.8 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **15.4 weeks**, 2.6 weeks longer than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **6,694** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **50%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

## Trends at Kings Lynn

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **50.0%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Kings Lynn driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 50% |
| February 2026 | 49.7% |
| January 2026 | 49.8% |
| December 2025 | 50.1% |
| November 2025 | 53.2% |
| October 2025 | 54.5% |
| September 2025 | 57% |
| August 2025 | 55.2% |
| July 2025 | 51% |
| June 2025 | 51.6% |
| May 2025 | 51.7% |
| April 2025 | 49.7% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **15.4w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Kings Lynn, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 15.4 weeks |
| July 2026 | 15.4 weeks |
| June 2026 | 16.1 weeks |
| May 2026 | 18.7 weeks |
| April 2026 | 14 weeks |
| March 2026 | 9.9 weeks |
| February 2026 | 6.2 weeks |
| January 2026 | 9.3 weeks |
| December 2025 | 13.6 weeks |
| November 2025 | 13.4 weeks |
| October 2025 | 10.8 weeks |
| September 2025 | 13.9 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **482**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Kings Lynn, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 482 |
| February 2026 | 588 |
| January 2026 | 613 |
| December 2025 | 467 |
| November 2025 | 562 |
| October 2025 | 598 |
| September 2025 | 540 |
| August 2025 | 493 |
| July 2025 | 629 |
| June 2025 | 589 |
| May 2025 | 576 |
| April 2025 | 557 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Kings Lynn driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 6,694 | 3,477 | 51.9% |
| 2024-25 | 7,405 | 3,404 | 46% |
| 2023-24 | 7,597 | 3,632 | 47.8% |
| 2022-23 | 6,722 | 3,484 | 51.8% |
| 2021-22 | 5,639 | 3,041 | 53.9% |
| 2020-21 | 1,755 | 990 | 56.4% |
| 2019-20 | 5,448 | 2,661 | 48.8% |
| 2018-19 | 5,500 | 2,732 | 49.7% |
| 2017-18 | 6,166 | 2,875 | 46.6% |
| 2016-17 | 6,564 | 3,284 | 50% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Skegness](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/skegness/)
    
    44 km away
    
    55.9% pass · 17.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Folkestone](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/folkestone/)
    
    54 km away
    
    42.4% pass · 7.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Bury St Edmunds](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bury-st-edmunds/)
    
    58 km away
    
    46.2% pass · 11.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Norwich (Peachman Way)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/norwich-peachman-way/)
    
    59 km away
    
    61.7% pass · 10.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Cambridge (Brookmount Court)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/cambridge-brookmount-court/)
    
    65 km away
    
    53.8% pass · 20.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Peterborough](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/peterborough/)
    
    65 km away
    
    52.8% pass · 17 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Kings Lynn 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.