Lowestoft(Mobbs Way) Driving Test Centre
Lowestoft(Mobbs Way) posts a 46.1% pass rate, with Norwich (Peachman Way) the nearest alternative about 22 miles away. Read on for its full DVSA history, first-time pass rate, waiting time and demographic breakdown.
DVSA data last updated July 2026
Lowestoft(Mobbs Way) sits in the bottom quarter of car pass rates nationally (Bottom 22%, rank #253 of 323). The strongest car alternative nearby is Ipswich, about 38.5 miles away.
Pass vs fail at a glance
All-time 13.8K passed, 16.4K failed, 30.2K total
How Lowestoft(Mobbs Way) compares
The 2.6-point gap at Lowestoft(Mobbs Way) (ranked 253 of 323 in its category) is real but small; local route familiarity moves your odds more than the venue does.
Where Lowestoft(Mobbs Way) ranks among 323 centres
Pass-rate trend by year
Stability is the story at Lowestoft(Mobbs Way): 47% in 2018-19, 46.1% now, and every year in between inside a 4.5-point band.
Pass rate by demographic
Waiting time at Lowestoft(Mobbs Way)
The headline figure for reaching 10% availability is 24 weeks, but the typical (median) learner who took their test at Lowestoft(Mobbs Way) in May 2026 had waited 14.1 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 Lowestoft(Mobbs Way)
- 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 NR32 3AL, or call DVSA Customer Services on 0300 200 1122.
About this test centre
Lowestoft(Mobbs Way) is the DVSA car test centre in Lowestoft, Suffolk. Examiners drive a mix of the roads immediately surrounding the centre; the DVSA does not publish its test routes. 30.2K tests through 2018-19-2024-25 puts Lowestoft(Mobbs Way) in the comfortable middle of the volume distribution. The pass rate moves with real signal, not noise.
Rank: #253 of 323. Pass rate: 46.1%. UK average: 48.7%. That's a bottom quartile centre by the DVSA's own published figures. First-attempt figure: 45.1%. UK first-attempt average: 49%. Lowestoft(Mobbs Way) runs 3.9 points behind, candidates who succeed here on the first try are usually the ones who've practised the local road mix.
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 Lowestoft(Mobbs Way)
- Pass rate at Lowestoft(Mobbs Way) sits close to the UK average. Prepare for an ordinary level of difficulty: examiners apply the standard DVSA marking sheet, and the routes are a representative mix of local conditions.
- If you can, take at least one lesson with an instructor who specifically works the Lowestoft(Mobbs Way) area. Local instructors know which nearby junctions are demanding and will drill them.
- Don't pay third-party sites for booking access at Lowestoft(Mobbs Way). Use gov.uk/book-driving-test directly; cancellations show up on the same booking flow.
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On the day at Lowestoft(Mobbs Way)
Plan to arrive at Lowestoft(Mobbs Way) about ten minutes before your slot. Parking varies between DVSA centres, so check the route and the surrounding streets on the DVSA centre finder a day or two ahead. With demand running high here and waits near 14 to 18 weeks, it is worth holding any earlier cancellation slot you are offered. Bring your provisional photocard licence; the examiner will not start without it, and you will need a roadworthy car with L plates and a working interior mirror. If Norwich (Peachman Way) is fully booked, Lowestoft(Mobbs Way) is the next closest centre, roughly 22 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.
Results come immediately on return to the centre. The examiner talks you through any faults marked, prints the DL25 feedback form, and (if you passed) takes your provisional licence so the full one can be issued by post. A pass needs no more than 15 driving faults and zero serious or dangerous faults, the standard 46.1% of candidates at Lowestoft(Mobbs Way) meet under current DVSA marking.
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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.