# Louth Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Louth driving test centre has a 53.9% pass rate and an average 15.1 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Louth driving test centre

East Midlands, England

## Louth at a glance

Pass rate

53.9%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

15.1 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

740

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

26.7%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Louth compares

Louth passes **53.9%** of car tests, which is **3.8 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **15.1 weeks**, 2.3 weeks longer than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **740** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **55.8%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Louth

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **55.8%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Louth driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 55.8% |
| February 2026 | 48.1% |
| January 2026 | 55.9% |
| December 2025 | 54.1% |
| November 2025 | 55.9% |
| October 2025 | 53.9% |
| September 2025 | 50.5% |
| August 2025 | 44.2% |
| July 2025 | 67.2% |
| June 2025 | 50.5% |
| May 2025 | 55.6% |
| April 2025 | 61.3% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **15.1w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Louth, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 15.1 weeks |
| July 2026 | 15.1 weeks |
| June 2026 | 17.1 weeks |
| May 2026 | 17.5 weeks |
| April 2026 | 10.3 weeks |
| March 2026 | 14.7 weeks |
| February 2026 | 14.4 weeks |
| January 2026 | 15.6 weeks |
| December 2025 | 14.1 weeks |
| November 2025 | 21.4 weeks |
| October 2025 | 17 weeks |
| September 2025 | 11.7 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **52**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Louth, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 52 |
| February 2026 | 81 |
| January 2026 | 59 |
| December 2025 | 37 |
| November 2025 | 59 |
| October 2025 | 76 |
| September 2025 | 93 |
| August 2025 | 43 |
| July 2025 | 67 |
| June 2025 | 97 |
| May 2025 | 45 |
| April 2025 | 31 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Louth driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 740 | 399 | 53.9% |
| 2024-25 | 829 | 451 | 54.4% |
| 2023-24 | 684 | 386 | 56.4% |
| 2022-23 | 671 | 381 | 56.8% |
| 2021-22 | 551 | 315 | 57.2% |
| 2020-21 | 136 | 83 | 61% |
| 2019-20 | 765 | 413 | 54% |
| 2018-19 | 834 | 470 | 56.4% |
| 2017-18 | 940 | 507 | 53.9% |
| 2016-17 | 883 | 499 | 56.5% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Grimsby Coldwater](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/grimsby-coldwater/)
    
    25 km away
    
    42.8% pass · 7.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Skegness](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/skegness/)
    
    33 km away
    
    55.9% pass · 17.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Hull](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/hull/)
    
    47 km away
    
    47.9% pass · 14 weeks wait
    
-   [Scunthorpe](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/scunthorpe/)
    
    49 km away
    
    45.4% pass · 4 weeks wait
    
-   [Brentwood (London)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/brentwood-london/)
    
    61 km away
    
    48.5% pass · 3.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Folkestone](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/folkestone/)
    
    72 km away
    
    42.4% pass · 7.9 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Louth 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.