Skegness driving test centre

England • East MidlandsAbout 18 weeks

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

Driving Test Centre Skegness

MKM Stadium, Skegness Town Football Club

Wainfleet Road, Skegness

PE25 2EL

55.9%

2025/26 pass rate · all attempts

5.9 percentage points above average

Out of every 100 car tests at Skegness last year, about 56 passed (5.9 points above the 50.0% UK average).

DVSA DRT122A · OGL v3
First-time pass

55.4%

4.8 points above the national first-attempt average.

Reported wait

18 weeks

Reported in July 2026 (DRT122F); this centre median is not a booking promise.

This centre in numbers

22

2,078 published tests in April 2025 - March 2026 · 55.9% overall pass rate

Waiting times at Skegness

The reported wait was 18 weeks in July 2026. It is a reported centre figure, not a promise of when a test will be available.

The pass rate was 55.9% from 2,078 tests in April 2025 - March 2026.

A good place to sit it

55.9% of tests here end in a pass, about 22 people a week.

Fault snapshot

Move off - safely

This was the most commonly recorded fault here in April 2025 - March 2026. It is a useful place to start a conversation, not a prediction for your test.

Recorded
1,097
marks
Rate
52.8
marks per 100 tests

Before the day, take a calm look at the parts of moving off that feel least settled: observations, control and choosing a safe gap. Your instructor can help you practise the bits that need another go.

Explore the full fault breakdown

National pass rates also move with the calendar - see UK seasonality.

Across the region

East Midlands centres by current pass rate.

  • Melton Mowbray69.7%
  • Wellingborough60%
  • Buxton58.7%
  • Grantham (Somerby)57.9%
  • Ashfield57.3%
  • Chesterfield56.2%
  • Skegness55.9%
  • Worksop55.2%

Pass rate · last 12 months

Overall, male and female monthly rates for this centre. Gaps bridge months with no tests.

Men and women breakdown

Men and women here

Women have the higher published pass rate here in April 2025 - March 2026; no wider explanation is inferred from these figures. On 2,078 tests the difference is small enough to move year to year.

Axis starts at 53%.

How faults are marked

Every mark is serious, dangerous, or a driving (minor) fault. Shown per 100 tests.

  • Serious · 75.6
  • Dangerous · 6.5
  • Driving · 511.2

Faults that end tests

Top categories by total marks in April 2025 - March 2026. Colour shows severity mix within each bar.

  • Move off - safely1,097
  • Maintain progress - undue hesitation1,033
  • Maintain progress - speed946
  • Control - steering732
  • Move off - control620
  • Junctions - observation554
  • Reverse park - Control483
  • Mirrors - change speed473
Serious Dangerous Driving

Named categories

Counts per 100 tests.

Top 10 fault categories
FaultSerious / 100Dangerous / 100Driving / 100All / 100
Move off - safely6.60.246.052.8
Maintain progress - undue hesitation2.30.047.449.7
Maintain progress - speed3.60.042.045.5
Control - steering2.70.931.635.2
Move off - control2.20.227.429.8
Junctions - observation7.92.016.726.7
Reverse park - Control4.40.318.523.2
Mirrors - change speed1.60.021.122.8
Mirrors - signalling0.30.022.122.4
Clearance / obstructions2.81.118.122.0
About these figures
Fault categories are self-reported by DVSA examiners; a single test can record more than one fault, so these describe examiner records, not route difficulty.

More about this centre

Waiting time, automatic and first-attempt detail, and DVSA-initiated cancellations - only the slices this centre publishes.

Waiting time

Median wait and slot availability as of July 2026.

Slots still bookable

6.9%

As of July 2026

Weeks to 10%+ availability

16 weeks

DRT122F · July 2026

Overtime slots added

0

Automatic transmission

446 automatic tests in April 2025 - March 2026.

Pass rate

41.3%

446 automatic tests

Male

38.7%

194 tests

Female

43.3%

252 tests

First-time passes

First attempts in April 2025 - March 2026. Cleaner than the all-attempt rate when published.

Faultless passes

61

Zero-fault first-time passes

First vs overall

+0.5 pts

All-attempt rate vs first-attempt rate

DVSA cancellations

About 14.8% of tests attempted here. DVSA-initiated, not learner no-shows.

Tests cancelled

361

DRT122B · April 2025 - March 2026

  • Medical absences249
  • Leave66
  • Acts of nature46

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