Hamiltons (Kings Lynn) Driving Test Centre
The Hamiltons (Kings Lynn) driving test centre is located in Hamiltons, England (EC1N 8AT). Below are the official pass-rate statistics, multi-year trend, demographic breakdown, and how this centre compares against the UK average and its neighbours, all drawn from the DVSA quarterly statistical release.
Pass vs fail at a glance
1.6K passed, 857 failed, 2.4K total
How Hamiltons (Kings Lynn) compares
Hamiltons (Kings Lynn) performs well above the UK average. Learners passing here are more likely to pass than at most other UK centres, though this can also reflect quieter test routes and fewer challenging junctions.
Where Hamiltons (Kings Lynn) ranks among 152 centres
Pass-rate trend by year
Most common faults at this centre
The fault categories most frequently recorded against learners on test. Knowing them lets you target practice on the things examiners are most likely to penalise.
- 1Junctions - observation10
- 2Mirrors - change direction9
- 3Move off - safely8
- 4Junctions - turning right7
- 5Response to signs - traffic lights6
Per-centre fault breakdowns are derived from the DVSA national fault distribution applied to centre-level test outcomes.
Pass rate by demographic
Estimated wait time and demand
Wait times at Hamiltons (Kings Lynn) have been lengthening as demand outpaces examiner capacity. Booking requires patience: learners booking at Hamiltons (Kings Lynn) typically wait around 19 weeks from booking to test day.
Wait time is estimated from regional demand patterns reported in the National Audit Office investigation into car driving test waiting times (Dec 2024) and the DVSA Despatch blog updates, combined with this centre's test volume. Real availability fluctuates with examiner staffing and cancellations, always check the official DVSA booking service for live slots.
Centre details
Address
Tests offered at Hamiltons (Kings Lynn)
- HGV/LGV
For other test types at this location, search the DVSA centre finder with postcode EC1N 8AT.
Accessibility & facilities
Parking, toilets, and disabled-access details vary by centre. Check the official DVSA find a driving test centre tool with postcode EC1N 8AT, or call DVSA Customer Services on 0300 200 1122.
About this test centre
Hamiltons (Kings Lynn) sits in Hamiltons, Greater London, just inside the EC1N 8AT postcode. It's a DVSA-run hgv/lgv test centre, and the routes from here work outward into the streets and arterial roads that learners from Hamiltons tend to know already. 2.4K tests across 2017-18-2024-25, a workable sample but on the lighter side. Single-period swings can look dramatic without actually meaning much, the multi-year aggregate is the more honest number.
68.5% at Hamiltons (Kings Lynn), against a UK hgv/lgv average of 48.7%. That puts the centre 19.8 points clear of the national figure and ranks it #60 of 152 hgv/lgv centres in the DVSA's network. For Hamiltons (Kings Lynn) the DVSA suppresses first-attempt figures in DRT122C. Smaller centres get rolled up; this is one of them. The overall pass rate above is the only published figure.
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 Hamiltons (Kings Lynn)
- Don't read a higher pass rate as a softer test. Hamiltons (Kings Lynn)'s rate reflects route geography more than examiner discretion, DVSA marking is centrally trained. Prepare for the same fault categories you'd prepare for anywhere.
- Practising the test routes is the single thing that most reliably moves a candidate's pass odds. Most ADI instructors in Hamiltons will have a working knowledge of which routes Hamiltons (Kings Lynn) uses.
- 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.
Other test centres nearby
On the day at Hamiltons (Kings Lynn)
Arrive at Hamiltons (Kings Lynn) with about ten minutes to spare and know your parking options in advance, they vary site to site across the DVSA network. The DVSA centre finder (postcode EC1N 8AT) maps the centre and its surroundings. With high demand and waits near 19 weeks, take any earlier slot the booking service offers rather than holding out. Don't set off without your provisional photocard licence; the test cannot start without it, and your car needs L plates and a working interior mirror. If Wallace (Slough) is fully booked, Hamiltons (Kings Lynn) is the next closest centre, roughly 2 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 show-me and one tell-me question to you, then accompanies the drive. About 20 minutes is independent driving, sat nav or road signs to a named destination, with one of four set manoeuvres and an emergency stop on roughly one test in three. The drive covers the local mix of road types within roughly a twenty-minute radius of the centre. Across recent DVSA marking, the fault logged most often at this centre 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; 68.5% of candidates at Hamiltons (Kings Lynn) currently clear that.
Frequently asked questions
What is the pass rate at Hamiltons (Kings Lynn)?
Is Hamiltons (Kings Lynn) an easy or hard test centre?
How does Hamiltons (Kings Lynn) compare to the UK average?
How many tests are taken at Hamiltons (Kings Lynn) each year?
Which driving test centres are near Hamiltons (Kings Lynn)?
When is the best time to book a test at Hamiltons (Kings Lynn)?
How do I book a test at Hamiltons (Kings Lynn) and what do I need?
How long is the wait for a driving test at Hamiltons (Kings Lynn)?
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.