Test Centre Stats

East Midlands, England · DVSA car test centre

Leicester (Cannock Street) driving test centre

40 Cannock Street, Barkbythorpe Road, Troon Industrial Estate, Leicester, LE4 9HT · wheelchair accessible

Tests here: car, lorry and bus, ADI part 3.

Waiting times to September 2026 and pass rates for 2025–26, from DVSA statistics published .

Median wait, September 2026

7.9 weeks

+1.0 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

40.2%

−9.8 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

83 of 314

1 = shortest wait; joint 4th of 20 East Midlands

Weeks to 10% of slots free

23.8 weeks

GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Leicester (Cannock Street) in September 2026 had booked it a median of 7.9 weeks earlier: 3.7 weeks shorter than the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and 3.1 weeks shorter than the East Midlands figure (11 weeks). A year earlier, in September 2025, it was 6.9 weeks, so the wait has grown by 1 week. Over the last 12 months it ranged from 3.4 weeks to 7.9 weeks.

On the last Monday of September 2026 it would have taken about 23.8 weeks to reach a week with at least 10% of its test slots free (Great Britain: 19.7 weeks). Across the whole 24-week window, 6.2% of standard slots were still unbooked (Great Britain: 13.3%).

Waiting time over the last two years

Median weeks between booking a test and taking it, for tests taken each month.

  • Leicester (Cannock Street)
  • East Midlands
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Leicester (Cannock Street), October 2024 to September 2026Leicester (Cannock Street): 7.9 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.05101520Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 267.9Weeks05101520Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 267.9Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Leicester (Cannock Street), October 2024 to September 2026
MonthLeicester (Cannock Street)East MidlandsGreat Britain
September 20267.911.011.6
August 20266.49.611.1
July 20266.410.011.1
June 20265.111.010.7
May 20263.410.39.7
April 20264.69.39.1
March 20265.18.49.0
February 20264.09.610.4
January 20264.69.410.1
December 20254.39.910.1
November 20255.611.310.4
October 20256.714.111.6
September 20256.914.012.4
August 20255.412.911.7
July 20258.113.112.0
June 20257.611.411.0
May 20255.611.411.3
April 20256.411.010.6
March 202511.411.110.4
February 202510.911.111.4
January 20258.311.111.0
December 20244.910.110.4
November 20247.69.79.9
October 20247.19.49.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Leicester (Cannock Street) in September 2026, 48.4% had been booked within 7 weeks and 24.4% more than 21 weeks before.

  • Within 7 weeks
  • 7 to 14 weeks
  • 14 to 21 weeks
  • Over 21 weeks
Leicester (Cannock Street)
East Midlands
Great Britain

At Leicester (Cannock Street), 48.4% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 24.4% more than 21 weeks ahead.

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How far ahead tests taken in September 2026 were booked
Within 7 weeks7 to 14 weeks14 to 21 weeksOver 21 weeks
Leicester (Cannock Street)48.4%13.4%13.8%24.4%
East Midlands41.9%15.1%14.4%28.5%
Great Britain41.1%14.2%15.2%29.5%

If your test is booked here

Since 9 June 2026 a car test can only be moved to one of the three centres DVSA lists as nearest by road (or back to the centre where you first booked), and you get two changes in total. For a test booked at Leicester (Cannock Street), those three are below. All three had longer median waits than Leicester (Cannock Street) in September 2026, so moving away from here is unlikely to help.

Centres a test booked at Leicester (Cannock Street) can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs Leicester (Cannock Street)Pass rate 2025–26
Leicester (Wigston)about 9 miles by roadabout 9 mi12.7 weeks+4.8 wk51.2%
Loughboroughabout 13 miles by roadabout 13 mi10.5 weeks+2.6 wk42.3%
Melton Mowbrayabout 13 miles by roadabout 13 mi20 weeks+12.1 wk69.7%

From DVSA's list of centres you can move your test to, which it says may change. The change service shows your actual options.

Pass rates

In 2025–26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 14,198 car tests were taken here and 40.2% passed, 9.8 points below the Great Britain rate (50.0%). The year before it was 37.7%, so the rate rose by 2.5 points. First attempts did worse: 38.5% of 5,632 first-time candidates passed, and 1.7% did it with no faults at all.

  • Leicester (Cannock Street)
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    40.2%9.8 points below Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    38.5%12.0 points below Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    1.7%1.2 points below Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    42.3%8.5 points below Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    37.3%11.8 points below Great Britain (49.1%)
  • 17-year-oldsGB figure is the sum of listed centres
    51.0%12.6 points below Great Britain (63.6%)
  • Automatic cars29% of tests here were in automatics
    35.3%9.3 points below Great Britain (44.6%)
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Pass rates at Leicester (Cannock Street) compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureLeicester (Cannock Street)Great Britain
All tests40.2%50.0%
First attempts38.5%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults1.7%2.9%
Men42.3%50.8%
Women37.3%49.1%
17-year-olds51.0%63.6%
Automatic cars35.3%44.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Leicester (Cannock Street)
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Leicester (Cannock Street) by financial yearPass rate at Leicester (Cannock Street) in 2025–26: 40.2%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Leicester (Cannock Street), 2019–20: 40.8%41Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Leicester (Cannock Street), 2020–21: 44.5%44Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Leicester (Cannock Street), 2021–22: 39.2%39Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Leicester (Cannock Street), 2022–23: 39.1%39Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Leicester (Cannock Street), 2023–24: 37.0%37Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Leicester (Cannock Street), 2024–25: 37.7%38Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Leicester (Cannock Street), 2025–26: 40.2%40Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Leicester (Cannock Street), 2019–20: 40.8%41Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Leicester (Cannock Street), 2020–21: 44.5%44Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Leicester (Cannock Street), 2021–22: 39.2%39Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Leicester (Cannock Street), 2022–23: 39.1%39Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Leicester (Cannock Street), 2023–24: 37.0%37Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Leicester (Cannock Street), 2024–25: 37.7%38Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Leicester (Cannock Street), 2025–26: 40.2%40Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Leicester (Cannock Street) by financial year
YearLeicester (Cannock Street)Great Britain
2019–2040.8%45.9%
2020–2144.5%49.8%
2021–2239.2%48.9%
2022–2339.1%48.4%
2023–2437.0%47.9%
2024–2537.7%48.7%
2025–2640.2%50.0%

Years run April to March; ’20 is 2020–21.

By age, 17 to 25 (2025–26)

Candidates aged 17 did best here, at 51.0%. Ages with fewer than 20 tests are left out; DVSA suppresses some small groups.

  • Age 1751.0% of 900
  • Age 1846.7% of 1,435
  • Age 1943.8% of 1,168
  • Age 2045.2% of 867
  • Age 2146.9% of 661
  • Age 2243.4% of 677
  • Age 2341.5% of 655
  • Age 2444.9% of 499
  • Age 2540.7% of 626

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2025–26 DVSA cancelled 632 tests at Leicester (Cannock Street), about 44.5 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was examiner illness (389). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Examiner illness389
  • Weather and other acts of nature175
  • Examiner leave68

The nearest theory test centre

The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Leicester (Third Floor, Block A, Phoenix Yard, Upper Brown Street, LE1 5AG), 3.2 mi away. In 2025–26, 40.4% of its 61,224 car theory tests were passes, 4.4 points below the Great Britain rate (44.8%). You can sit the theory test at any centre.

Nearby centres

The nearest centre with a shorter wait is Nottingham (Chilwell), 18 mi away, at 5.1 weeks. Within the same list, Leicester (Wigston) (6.1 mi) had a pass rate of 51.2%. You can book a new test at any centre in Great Britain, but once it's booked a car test can only be moved to the three centres DVSA names for that centre. Distances here are straight-line.

Centres near Leicester (Cannock Street), with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
Leicester (Wigston)Higher pass rate6.1 mi12.7 weeks51.2%
LoughboroughHigher pass rate9.5 mi10.5 weeks42.3%
Melton MowbrayHigher pass rate11 mi20 weeks69.7%
HinckleyHigher pass rate15 mi9.6 weeks46.4%
Nottingham (Chilwell)Shorter waitHigher pass rate18 mi5.1 weeks49.9%
NuneatonHigher pass rate20 mi9 weeks53.2%
Nottingham (Colwick)Higher pass rate20 mi13.3 weeks46.4%
Coventry22 mi11.9 weeks40.0%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Leicester (Wigston): 12.7 weeksLoughborough: 10.5 weeksMelton Mowbray: 20 weeksHinckley: 9.6 weeksNottingham (Chilwell): 5.1 weeksNuneaton: 9 weeksNottingham (Colwick): 13.3 weeksCoventry: 11.9 weeksLeicester (Cannock Street)Leicester (Cannock Street)

Reading these figures

  • The waiting time is a median for tests taken that month: half of candidates booked closer to their test date, half further ahead. It is not the earliest date you could book today, which can be sooner when tests are cancelled or extra ones are added.
  • DVSA marks figures from April 2025 onwards as provisional; they can be revised at the quarterly update.
  • Pass rates are published once a year; the latest cover April 2025 to March 2026. Waiting times are monthly, to September 2026.
  • The figures cover DVSA car tests only, not tests run by delegated examiners (such as some fleet and emergency service tests).

To book or move a test, use the official services: book your driving test or change your driving test on GOV.UK. DVSA explains when new tests are released. We have no link with DVSA and no access to its booking system.

Sources

DVSA, Driving test and theory test data: cars: tables DRT122F (waiting times), DRT121G (regional and national), DRT122A to DRT122E (pass rates), DRT122B (cancellations) and DRT112A (theory tests). Address and coordinates from GOV.UK's Find a driving test centre. Open Government Licence v3.0. Checked 3 November 2026.