Nottinghamshire · Midlands
Worksop driving test centre
55.2% of car practical tests taken at Worksop passed in 2025-26, from 5,975 tests. Pass rates, local road types and how we prepare you for this centre.
Worksop pass rates
Pass rate 2025-26
55.2%
3,296 passes
National average
50%
+5.2 points here
Tests conducted
5,975
about 498 a month
Best published year
60%
2021-22
5,975 car practical tests were taken at Worksop in 2025-26. 55.2% passed, 5.2 percentage points above the national average of 50%. It is up on 2019-20, when 53.6% passed.
Over the published years the rate has moved between 53.3% in 2024-25 and 60% in 2021-22, so a single year's figure is a weak guide on its own. In 2025-26 the rate was 57.1% for male candidates and 53.1% for female candidates. That works out at roughly 498 tests a month, which is what waiting times at Worksop depend on more than the pass rate does.
- Worksop
- National average
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate | National | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 5,975 | 3,296 | 55.2% | 50% | 57.1% | 53.1% |
| 2024-25 | 6,022 | 3,207 | 53.3% | 48.7% | 53.5% | 52.9% |
| 2023-24 | 6,011 | 3,435 | 57.1% | 47.9% | 58.1% | 56% |
| 2022-23 | 4,482 | 2,641 | 58.9% | 48.4% | 61.6% | 56% |
| 2021-22 | 4,554 | 2,733 | 60% | 48.9% | 62.6% | 57.3% |
| 2019-20 | 4,185 | 2,245 | 53.6% | 45.9% | 58.8% | 49.4% |
Source: DVSA table DRT122A, car practical driving test pass rates by test centre, published on GOV.UK. Figures are financial years running April to March.
Driving out of Worksop
Instructors who teach out of Worksop report the same road mix on most routes: industrial-estate approaches, level crossing or bridge pinch points and quiet outer streets. Learners who have only driven quiet estate roads tend to find the pace higher than they expect.
Progress is marked as well as caution: hanging back on clear A-road stretches reads as hesitancy. Expect at least one manoeuvre on a residential street with parked cars. Worksop covers a wide slice of Nottinghamshire, and instructors who teach it weekly know which approach roads back up.
Worksop takes candidates from across Nottinghamshire, so plenty arrive having learned on a different road mix. That usually shows in the first five minutes of the drive.
Most learners who retake at Worksop say the driving was fine and the pressure was not.
Roads you are likely to meet
Industrial-estate approaches
Level crossing or bridge pinch points
Quiet outer streets
- Progress is marked as well as caution: hanging back on clear A-road stretches reads as hesitancy.
- Expect at least one manoeuvre on a residential street with parked cars.
- Worksop covers a wide slice of Nottinghamshire, and instructors who teach it weekly know which approach roads back up.
Test routes are no longer published by the DVSA, and examiners vary them. Treat this as a guide to the local road types rather than a route list. Book your test and check availability on GOV.UK.
Where marks are lost at Worksop
Parked cars and passing gaps
Leave a door's width past parked cars, and give way early enough that the oncoming driver can see you have decided.
Space around large vehicles
Leave bigger gaps and hang back at junctions so you can see past. Cutting in front of a lorry is a common serious fault on these routes.
How we prepare you for this centre
Time on the real roads
We plan the final sessions around Worksop itself, so the industrial-estate approaches you meet on test day are ones you have already driven.
A full mock test
A full-length mock from the Worksop area, scored on the DVSA sheet so you see exactly where the marks went.
Manoeuvres in real locations
All four test manoeuvres, practised in the kind of streets examiners around Worksop actually use.
The paperwork and the routine
We walk the whole sequence — arrival, documents, eyesight check, independent drive — so nothing on the day is new.
Courses that suit test-centre prep
Worksop test centre FAQs
What are the test routes like at Worksop?
The DVSA stopped publishing official routes, and examiners vary them. In practice, routes from Worksop draw on industrial-estate approaches, level crossing or bridge pinch points, quiet outer streets, so those are the conditions to rehearse rather than a fixed sequence of streets.
What do learners most often fail on at Worksop?
parked cars and passing gaps, space around large vehicles — all of which come directly from the road types on the local network.
Can I take an intensive course and test at Worksop?
Yes. We match you with a DVSA approved instructor who teaches on these roads day to day, and we look for the earliest practical slot at Worksop.
How do I book a practical test at Worksop?
Practical tests are booked through GOV.UK with your provisional licence and theory certificate numbers. We can check cancellations for you once your course dates are set.
What do I need to bring to Worksop?
Aim to be there ten minutes before your slot with your provisional licence. Your instructor will normally use the half hour beforehand for a warm-up drive on nearby roads rather than sitting in the car park.
Does Worksop have a good pass rate?
Travelling for a higher published pass rate usually backfires: you arrive tired, on roads you have never driven. Preparing properly for Worksop is the better use of the same hours.
Not sure how many hours you need?
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