# Skegness Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Skegness driving test centre has a 55.9% pass rate and an average 17.9 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Skegness driving test centre

East Midlands, England · Heath Road, Seacroft, East Lindsey · PE25 3ST

## Skegness at a glance

Pass rate

55.9%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

17.9 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

2,078

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

21.7%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Skegness compares

Skegness passes **55.9%** of car tests, which is **5.8 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **17.9 weeks**, 5.1 weeks longer than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **2,078** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **51.1%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

## Trends at Skegness

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **51.1%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Skegness driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 51.1% |
| February 2026 | 57% |
| January 2026 | 55.6% |
| December 2025 | 59.7% |
| November 2025 | 56.7% |
| October 2025 | 55.2% |
| September 2025 | 54.8% |
| August 2025 | 57.7% |
| July 2025 | 55.7% |
| June 2025 | 59.7% |
| May 2025 | 57.6% |
| April 2025 | 51.7% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **17.9w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Skegness, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 17.9 weeks |
| July 2026 | 17.9 weeks |
| June 2026 | 13.8 weeks |
| May 2026 | 18.1 weeks |
| April 2026 | 16 weeks |
| March 2026 | 17.5 weeks |
| February 2026 | 16.2 weeks |
| January 2026 | 12.9 weeks |
| December 2025 | 13.6 weeks |
| November 2025 | 11.4 weeks |
| October 2025 | 15 weeks |
| September 2025 | 13.9 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **227**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Skegness, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 227 |
| February 2026 | 142 |
| January 2026 | 117 |
| December 2025 | 149 |
| November 2025 | 208 |
| October 2025 | 154 |
| September 2025 | 197 |
| August 2025 | 194 |
| July 2025 | 246 |
| June 2025 | 181 |
| May 2025 | 118 |
| April 2025 | 145 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Skegness driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 2,078 | 1,162 | 55.9% |
| 2024-25 | 1,895 | 1,092 | 57.6% |
| 2023-24 | 1,208 | 748 | 61.9% |
| 2022-23 | 1,543 | 932 | 60.4% |
| 2021-22 | 1,069 | 664 | 62.1% |
| 2020-21 | 287 | 167 | 58.2% |
| 2019-20 | 1,225 | 672 | 54.9% |
| 2018-19 | 1,265 | 705 | 55.7% |
| 2017-18 | 1,203 | 703 | 58.4% |
| 2016-17 | 1,443 | 859 | 59.5% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Louth](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/louth/)
    
    33 km away
    
    53.9% pass · 15.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Kings Lynn](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/kings-lynn/)
    
    44 km away
    
    51.9% pass · 15.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Grimsby Coldwater](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/grimsby-coldwater/)
    
    57 km away
    
    42.8% pass · 7.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Folkestone](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/folkestone/)
    
    64 km away
    
    42.4% pass · 7.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Hull](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/hull/)
    
    80 km away
    
    47.9% pass · 14 weeks wait
    
-   [Scunthorpe](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/scunthorpe/)
    
    82 km away
    
    45.4% pass · 4 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Skegness 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.