# Skipton Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Skipton driving test centre has a 57.3% pass rate and an average 11 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Skipton driving test centre

Yorkshire and The Humber, England · Carleton Road, Burnside, North Yorkshire · BD23 2AY

## Skipton at a glance

Pass rate

57.3%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

11 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

3,197

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

37.8%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Skipton compares

Skipton passes **57.3%** of car tests, which is **7.2 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **11 weeks**, 1.8 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **3,197** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **56.8%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

## Trends at Skipton

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **56.8%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Skipton driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 56.8% |
| February 2026 | 56.2% |
| January 2026 | 57% |
| December 2025 | 59.2% |
| November 2025 | 54.8% |
| October 2025 | 57.5% |
| September 2025 | 54% |
| August 2025 | 61.2% |
| July 2025 | 57.6% |
| June 2025 | 61.9% |
| May 2025 | 55.1% |
| April 2025 | 58.4% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **11.0w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Skipton, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 11 weeks |
| July 2026 | 11 weeks |
| June 2026 | 9 weeks |
| May 2026 | 7.1 weeks |
| April 2026 | 6.1 weeks |
| March 2026 | 6.4 weeks |
| February 2026 | 15.6 weeks |
| January 2026 | 17.3 weeks |
| December 2025 | 16 weeks |
| November 2025 | 19.8 weeks |
| October 2025 | 19.1 weeks |
| September 2025 | 19.3 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **407**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Skipton, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 407 |
| February 2026 | 292 |
| January 2026 | 279 |
| December 2025 | 213 |
| November 2025 | 252 |
| October 2025 | 322 |
| September 2025 | 263 |
| August 2025 | 232 |
| July 2025 | 283 |
| June 2025 | 197 |
| May 2025 | 236 |
| April 2025 | 221 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Skipton driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 3,197 | 1,831 | 57.3% |
| 2024-25 | 2,812 | 1,529 | 54.4% |
| 2023-24 | 3,120 | 1,674 | 53.7% |
| 2022-23 | 2,700 | 1,430 | 53% |
| 2021-22 | 3,059 | 1,672 | 54.7% |
| 2020-21 | 1,021 | 583 | 57.1% |
| 2019-20 | 2,494 | 1,280 | 51.3% |
| 2018-19 | 2,599 | 1,291 | 49.7% |
| 2017-18 | 2,697 | 1,373 | 50.9% |
| 2016-17 | 2,504 | 1,334 | 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.

-   [Steeton](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/steeton/)
    
    8 km away
    
    52.8% pass · 11 weeks wait
    
-   [Bradford (Heaton)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bradford-heaton/)
    
    25 km away
    
    56.1% pass · 15.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Bradford (Thornbury)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bradford-thornbury/)
    
    25 km away
    
    47.8% pass · 6.5 weeks wait
    
-   [Halifax](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/halifax/)
    
    28 km away
    
    45% pass · 11.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Horsforth](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/horsforth/)
    
    28 km away
    
    49.7% pass · 10.7 weeks wait
    
-   [Heckmondwike](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/heckmondwike/)
    
    36 km away
    
    45.8% pass · 10.1 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Skipton 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.