Grantham (Somerby) Driving Test Centre
At Grantham (Somerby), 58.1% of candidates pass, one of the 323 test centres we rank from the DVSA data. Below you will find the full pass-rate history, the demographic split, the official DVSA waiting time and a comparison with the nearest centres.
DVSA data last updated July 2026
Grantham (Somerby) sits in the top quarter of car pass rates nationally (Top 22%, rank #70 of 323). The strongest car alternative nearby is Melton Mowbray, about 14.4 miles away.
Pass vs fail at a glance
All-time 23.4K passed, 21.6K failed, 45.0K total
How Grantham (Somerby) compares
Grantham (Somerby) runs 9.4 points ahead of the national average, ranked 70 of 323 in its category. Margins in this range usually track route difficulty: fewer multi-lane roundabouts and less dense traffic.
Where Grantham (Somerby) ranks among 323 centres
Pass-rate trend by year
Grantham (Somerby) has climbed 10.5 points across the series, 47.6% in 2017-18 to 58.1% now; the weakest year on record was 47.6% in 2017-18.
Pass rate by demographic
Waiting time at Grantham (Somerby)
The headline figure for reaching 10% availability is 24 weeks, but the typical (median) learner who took their test at Grantham (Somerby) in May 2026 had waited 16.3 weeks from booking to test day.
Official DVSA data, May 2026. The median is the time between booking and taking the test; for live availability use the DVSA booking service.
Centre details
Address
Source: DVSA find a driving test centre (Open Government Licence v3.0), captured 2026-05-12.
Tests offered at Grantham (Somerby)
- car
- motorcycle module 2 (on-road)
- ADI part 3
Accessibility & facilities
Parking and toilet details aren't included in DVSA's published feed. For the current on-site facilities, check the DVSA find a driving test centre tool with postcode NG31 7TX, or call DVSA Customer Services on 0300 200 1122.
About this test centre
Grantham (Somerby) sits in Grantham, Greater Lincolnshire, just inside the NG31 6LJ postcode. It's a DVSA-run car test centre, and the routes from here work outward into the streets and arterial roads that learners from Grantham tend to know already. Grantham (Somerby) sees moderate volume: 45.0K practical tests through 2017-18-2024-25. Year-on-year percentages here are meaningful, but watch the trend line rather than fixating on any single period.
58.1% at Grantham (Somerby), against a UK car average of 48.7%. That puts the centre 9.4 points clear of the national figure and ranks it #70 of 323 car centres in the DVSA's network. The DVSA's first-attempt figure for Grantham (Somerby) sits at 59.8%, 10.8 points clear of the 49% UK average. The gap is wide enough to matter when you're deciding which local centre to book.
All figures shown are aggregated from the DVSA quarterly statistical release covering the most recent reporting periods available. Pass-rate calculations exclude tests cancelled by the candidate or examiner. Sample sizes and methodology are described in the source attribution at the foot of this page.
What learners should know about Grantham (Somerby)
- Grantham (Somerby) passes higher than the UK average, but the marking sheet is identical to every other DVSA centre. The bias is in the local road mix (less traffic, simpler junction geometry); the standard is national.
- 59.8% of first-timers pass at Grantham (Somerby), so the centre is on the forgiving side. If your instructor is signing you off as test-ready, your own preparation matters far more than the venue.
- Practising the roads around the centre is the preparation that most reliably pays off. Most ADI instructors in Grantham will know the road types and junctions learners commonly meet near the centre.
- The only legitimate booking route is gov.uk. Anything calling itself a "test booking concierge" is reselling the same slots at a markup, the slots aren't theirs to control.
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On the day at Grantham (Somerby)
Turn up at Grantham (Somerby) ten minutes before your appointment, and check ahead where you can park, DVSA sites vary on that. You can preview the location on the DVSA centre finder (postcode NG31 6LJ). Demand is high and waits are near 14 to 18 weeks, so an early booking plus a cancellation watch is the sensible approach. The examiner will ask to see your provisional photocard licence before anything else, and your car must carry L plates and a working interior mirror. If Melton Mowbray is fully booked, Grantham (Somerby) is the next closest centre, roughly 14 miles away.
Once underway the test takes around 40 minutes and is the same wherever you sit it. The examiner verifies your eyesight at 20 metres, puts one tell-me question to you, then accompanies the drive and asks one show-me question while you are driving. About 20 minutes is independent driving, sat nav or road signs to a named destination, with one of the set manoeuvres and an emergency stop on roughly one test in seven. The drive covers the local mix of road types within roughly a twenty-minute radius of the centre. Across DVSA marking nationally, the fault recorded most often on car tests is junctions - observation, worth drilling on the local routes before your date.
There is no wait for the verdict, the examiner delivers it at the centre. They go over each fault recorded, hand you the DL25 feedback form, and on a pass retain your provisional licence so the full version arrives by post. To pass you need no more than 15 driving faults and not a single serious or dangerous one; 58.1% of candidates at Grantham (Somerby) currently clear that.
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Data: DVSA quarterly statistical release, released under the Open Government Licence v3.0. PassRates.uk aggregates DVSA centre-level totals across reporting periods.
Edited by Vikas. DVSA data period: 2024-25.