Pontefract Driving Test Centre
WF10 5HWOut of every 100 car tests taken at Pontefract last year, about 48 ended in a pass — 0.8 points below the 48.6% average across all UK centres, from 4,883 tests in total.
Latest figures cover March 2025, the most recent DVSA release
46.9%
The rate for people sitting their very first test, with no retests counted — often the fairest guide for a first attempt.
8 weeks
Half of learners get a slot sooner than this, half wait longer. Refreshed every month from the latest DVSA figures.
50.7 / 45.2
Pass rates split by the gender recorded on the booking.
38.4%
The pass rate for tests taken in an automatic car — useful if you are learning without a clutch.
Median wait as of May 2026 · DVSA DRT122F
- 20.9%Slots still bookable
- 104Overtime slots added
First-time pass rates
DVSA DRT122C · April 2024 - March 202546.9%
From 2,322 first attempts
39
Faultless first-time passes
+0.9 points
All-attempt rate vs first-attempt
Automatic transmission
DVSA DRT122E · April 2024 - March 202538.4%
From 757 automatic tests
36.0%
From 258 tests
39.7%
From 499 tests
1,087 tests cancelled by DVSA
In April 2024 - March 2025 — about 18.2% of tests attempted here. These are cancellations DVSA initiated (examiner leave, weather, sickness), not learner no-shows.
- Medical Absences750Examiner sickness & appointments
- Leave191Annual & special leave
- Acts of Nature146Adverse weather & bad light
Source: DVSA DRT122B · April 2024 - March 2025