# Launceston Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Launceston driving test centre has a 46.3% pass rate and an average 7 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Launceston driving test centre

South West, England · B3362, Lawhitton Rural, Cornwall · PL15 9NJ

## Launceston at a glance

Pass rate

46.3%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

7 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

3,991

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

7.8%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Launceston compares

Launceston passes **46.3%** of car tests, which is **3.8 points below the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **7 weeks**, 5.8 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **3,991** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **38%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

## Trends at Launceston

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **38.0%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Launceston driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 38% |
| February 2026 | 44.5% |
| January 2026 | 44% |
| December 2025 | 50.3% |
| November 2025 | 42.8% |
| October 2025 | 48.3% |
| September 2025 | 47.7% |
| August 2025 | 56% |
| July 2025 | 48.1% |
| June 2025 | 46.4% |
| May 2025 | 52.4% |
| April 2025 | 46.1% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **7.0w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Launceston, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 7 weeks |
| July 2026 | 7 weeks |
| June 2026 | 4.9 weeks |
| May 2026 | 5.6 weeks |
| April 2026 | 3.9 weeks |
| March 2026 | 3.7 weeks |
| February 2026 | 4.1 weeks |
| January 2026 | 4.3 weeks |
| December 2025 | 3.8 weeks |
| November 2025 | 3.3 weeks |
| October 2025 | 5.6 weeks |
| September 2025 | 4.9 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **445**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Launceston, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 445 |
| February 2026 | 373 |
| January 2026 | 423 |
| December 2025 | 338 |
| November 2025 | 369 |
| October 2025 | 435 |
| September 2025 | 386 |
| August 2025 | 232 |
| July 2025 | 270 |
| June 2025 | 252 |
| May 2025 | 212 |
| April 2025 | 256 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Launceston driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 3,991 | 1,849 | 46.3% |
| 2024-25 | 2,286 | 1,103 | 48.3% |
| 2023-24 | 2,871 | 1,203 | 41.9% |
| 2022-23 | 2,795 | 1,189 | 42.5% |
| 2021-22 | 2,581 | 1,188 | 46% |
| 2020-21 | 639 | 326 | 51% |
| 2019-20 | 2,172 | 1,051 | 48.4% |
| 2018-19 | 2,301 | 1,154 | 50.2% |
| 2017-18 | 2,401 | 1,290 | 53.7% |
| 2016-17 | 2,689 | 1,433 | 53.3% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Plymouth](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/plymouth/)
    
    24 km away
    
    40.7% pass · 7 weeks wait
    
-   [Bodmin](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bodmin/)
    
    31 km away
    
    47.5% pass · 3.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Newton Abbot](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/newton-abbot/)
    
    53 km away
    
    53.8% pass · 6.8 weeks wait
    
-   [Barnstaple](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/barnstaple/)
    
    55 km away
    
    51.4% pass · 8 weeks wait
    
-   [Exeter](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/exeter/)
    
    59 km away
    
    46.8% pass · 7.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Camborne](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/camborne/)
    
    81 km away
    
    40.6% pass · 5.6 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Launceston 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.