Walton LGV Driving Test Centre
Walton LGV in Walton currently passes 71.8% of tests, in line with the UK average of 72.2%. The sections below cover the year-by-year trend, who passes most often, how long learners wait, and how it stacks up against neighbouring centres.
DVSA data last updated July 2026
Walton LGV sits in the bottom half of motorcycle module 2 pass rates nationally (Bottom 38%, rank #85 of 135). The strongest motorcycle module 2 alternative nearby is Kendal (Oxenholme Road), about 46.4 miles away.
Pass vs fail at a glance
All-time 418 passed, 164 failed, 582 total
How Walton LGV compares
With a gap of under one point to the national average, Walton LGV (ranked 85 of 135 in its category) neither helps nor hurts; treat any difference you have heard about as noise.
Where Walton LGV ranks among 135 centres
Pass-rate trend by year
Pass rate by demographic
Estimated wait time and demand
Booking is achievable but not immediate: on this estimate, learners booking at Walton LGV would typically wait around 8 to 12 weeks from booking to test day.
Treat this as a modelled estimate rather than a booking quote. It is built from regional demand patterns and test volume, explained in full on our methodology page. Always confirm real slots on 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 Walton LGV
- car
- motorcycle module 1 (off-road)
- motorcycle module 2 (on-road)
- lorry and bus
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 LS23 7DU, or call DVSA Customer Services on 0300 200 1122.
About this test centre
Walton LGV sits in Walton, Cumberland. It's a DVSA-run motorcycle module 2 test centre, and the routes from here work outward into the streets and arterial roads that learners from Walton tend to know already. 582 tests across 2021-22-2023-24. That's a small sample, and the single-period rates you'll see in the chart can swing wildly without much underlying change. The multi-year roll-up is the only stable read.
71.8% at Walton LGV, against a UK motorcycle module 2 average of 72.2%. That puts the centre within a point of the national figure and ranks it #85 of 135 motorcycle module 2 centres in the DVSA's network. For Walton LGV 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 Walton LGV
- Walton LGV doesn't deviate much from the national curve, so generic preparation advice (mock tests, mirror discipline, junction observation) applies here in the same shape it would anywhere.
- Walton LGV is a low-volume centre (582 tests on record). Period-to-period swings can look dramatic without much underlying change, read the multi-year aggregate rather than any single quarter's figure.
- Ask any instructor working Walton LGV about the centre's "usual fails", they'll have two or three specific junctions or manoeuvres in mind. Practise those until they're automatic before your date.
- 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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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: 2023-24.