Scunthorpe Driving Test Centre
The Scunthorpe driving test centre is located in Scunthorpe, England (DN15 6SS). 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
7.0K passed, 2.6K failed, 9.6K total
How Scunthorpe compares
Scunthorpe 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 Scunthorpe ranks among 80 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 Scunthorpe have remained broadly stable through recent reporting periods. Booking is achievable but not immediate: learners booking at Scunthorpe typically wait around 12 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
Source: DVSA find a driving test centre (Open Government Licence v3.0), captured 2026-05-12.
Tests offered at Scunthorpe
- car
- motorcycle module 1 (off-road)
- motorcycle module 2 (on-road)
- ADI part 2
- 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 DN15 6XH, or call DVSA Customer Services on 0300 200 1122.
About this test centre
Scunthorpe is in Scunthorpe, Greater Lincolnshire (DN15 6SS) and runs DVSA motorcycle module 1 tests for learners across the local area. The routes are the same fixed set every day; your examiner picks one without telling you which. 9.6K tests through 2017-18-2024-25 puts Scunthorpe in the comfortable middle of the volume distribution. The pass rate moves with real signal, not noise.
Out of 80 UK motorcycle module 1 test centres, Scunthorpe ranks 26, which lands it in the upper half nationally. The 74.7% pass rate is 26 points clear of the UK figure of 48.7%. DVSA doesn't break out first-attempt figures for Scunthorpe in DRT122C, so the split between first-time and retake pass rates isn't published for this centre.
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 Scunthorpe
- Don't read a higher pass rate as a softer test. Scunthorpe'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 Scunthorpe will have a working knowledge of which routes Scunthorpe uses.
- Don't pay third-party sites for booking access at Scunthorpe. Use gov.uk/book-driving-test directly; cancellations show up on the same booking flow.
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On the day at Scunthorpe
Plan to arrive at Scunthorpe about ten minutes before your slot. Parking varies between DVSA centres, so check the route and the surrounding streets on the DVSA centre finder (postcode DN15 6SS) a day or two ahead. Demand here is moderate with waits around 12 weeks, so there is usually a little more slot choice than at the busiest urban centres. 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.
The test runs for around 40 minutes and follows the same DVSA format used at every centre. The examiner checks your eyesight at 20 metres, asks one show-me and one tell-me question, then sits in for the drive. About 20 minutes of it is independent driving, either following a sat nav the examiner sets up or following road signs to a named place. You will do one of four set manoeuvres, and roughly one in three candidates is asked to perform an emergency stop. 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.
You find out there and then, back at Scunthorpe. The examiner runs through the faults on the DL25 feedback form and, on a pass, keeps your provisional licence so a full licence follows in the post. Clearing the test means staying under 16 driving faults, that is 15 or fewer, with no serious or dangerous fault; 74.7% of candidates here manage it on the current 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.