Test Centre Stats

East of England, England · DVSA car test centre

Norwich (Peachman Way) driving test centre

Plot 16A, Peachman Way, Broadlands Business Park, Thorpe St Andrew, Norwich, NR7 0WE

Tests here: car, motorcycle module 1 (off-road), motorcycle module 2 (on-road), ADI part 2, ADI part 3.

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

Median wait, September 2026

9 weeks

−6.4 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

61.7%

+11.7 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

97 of 314

1 = shortest wait; 10th of 24 East of England

Weeks to 10% of slots free

22.3 weeks

GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Norwich (Peachman Way) in September 2026 had booked it a median of 9 weeks earlier: 2.6 weeks shorter than the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and 3 weeks shorter than the East of England figure (12 weeks). A year earlier, in September 2025, it was 15.4 weeks, so the wait has shortened by 6.4 weeks. Over the last 12 months it ranged from 9 weeks to 15.1 weeks.

On the last Monday of September 2026 it would have taken about 22.3 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, 9.1% 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.

  • Norwich (Peachman Way)
  • East of England
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Norwich (Peachman Way), October 2024 to September 2026Norwich (Peachman Way): 9 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.05101520Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 269.0Weeks05101520Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 269.0Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Norwich (Peachman Way), October 2024 to September 2026
MonthNorwich (Peachman Way)East of EnglandGreat Britain
September 20269.012.011.6
August 202610.111.911.1
July 202610.111.711.1
June 202612.011.410.7
May 202611.39.49.7
April 202615.19.09.1
March 202611.19.39.0
February 202614.111.010.4
January 202612.110.410.1
December 202512.610.110.1
November 202512.710.010.4
October 202514.711.611.6
September 202515.412.112.4
August 202511.610.911.7
July 202512.010.312.0
June 202510.09.311.0
May 202511.49.611.3
April 202512.48.310.6
March 202511.08.010.4
February 202511.08.611.4
January 20259.78.911.0
December 202411.09.710.4
November 20249.38.39.9
October 20246.47.99.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Norwich (Peachman Way) in September 2026, 42.6% had been booked within 7 weeks and 28.1% more than 21 weeks before.

  • Within 7 weeks
  • 7 to 14 weeks
  • 14 to 21 weeks
  • Over 21 weeks
Norwich (Peachman Way)
East of England
Great Britain

At Norwich (Peachman Way), 42.6% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 28.1% 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
Norwich (Peachman Way)42.6%18.5%10.8%28.1%
East of England42.2%11.0%11.7%35.1%
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 Norwich (Peachman Way), those three are below. All three had longer median waits than Norwich (Peachman Way) in September 2026, so moving away from here is unlikely to help.

Centres a test booked at Norwich (Peachman Way) can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs Norwich (Peachman Way)Pass rate 2025–26
Lowestoft(Mobbs Way)about 29 miles by roadabout 29 mi18.4 weeks+9.4 wk43.3%
Bury St Edmundsabout 46 miles by roadabout 46 mi12.7 weeks+3.7 wk46.2%
Kings Lynnabout 50 miles by roadabout 50 mi16 weeks+7.0 wk51.9%

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), 12,541 car tests were taken here and 61.7% passed, 11.7 points above the Great Britain rate (50.0%). The year before it was 57.0%, so the rate rose by 4.7 points. First attempts did better: 63.1% of 7,263 first-time candidates passed, and 9.7% did it with no faults at all.

  • Norwich (Peachman Way)
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    61.7%11.7 points above Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    63.1%12.6 points above Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    9.7%6.8 points above Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    62.5%11.7 points above Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    60.8%11.7 points above Great Britain (49.1%)
  • 17-year-oldsGB figure is the sum of listed centres
    73.7%10.1 points above Great Britain (63.6%)
  • Automatic cars22% of tests here were in automatics
    55.4%10.8 points above Great Britain (44.6%)
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Pass rates at Norwich (Peachman Way) compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureNorwich (Peachman Way)Great Britain
All tests61.7%50.0%
First attempts63.1%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults9.7%2.9%
Men62.5%50.8%
Women60.8%49.1%
17-year-olds73.7%63.6%
Automatic cars55.4%44.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Norwich (Peachman Way)
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Norwich (Peachman Way) by financial yearPass rate at Norwich (Peachman Way) in 2025–26: 61.7%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Norwich (Peachman Way), 2019–20: 53.3%53Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Norwich (Peachman Way), 2020–21: 51.5%52Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Norwich (Peachman Way), 2021–22: 56.9%57Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Norwich (Peachman Way), 2022–23: 58.6%59Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Norwich (Peachman Way), 2023–24: 59.2%59Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Norwich (Peachman Way), 2024–25: 57.0%57Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Norwich (Peachman Way), 2025–26: 61.7%62Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Norwich (Peachman Way), 2019–20: 53.3%53Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Norwich (Peachman Way), 2020–21: 51.5%52Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Norwich (Peachman Way), 2021–22: 56.9%57Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Norwich (Peachman Way), 2022–23: 58.6%59Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Norwich (Peachman Way), 2023–24: 59.2%59Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Norwich (Peachman Way), 2024–25: 57.0%57Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Norwich (Peachman Way), 2025–26: 61.7%62Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Norwich (Peachman Way) by financial year
YearNorwich (Peachman Way)Great Britain
2019–2053.3%45.9%
2020–2151.5%49.8%
2021–2256.9%48.9%
2022–2358.6%48.4%
2023–2459.2%47.9%
2024–2557.0%48.7%
2025–2661.7%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 73.7%. Ages with fewer than 20 tests are left out; DVSA suppresses some small groups.

  • Age 1773.7% of 2,830
  • Age 1865.3% of 1,786
  • Age 1961.3% of 918
  • Age 2060.4% of 616
  • Age 2160.1% of 571
  • Age 2263.8% of 527
  • Age 2361.7% of 399
  • Age 2460.8% of 324
  • Age 2559.9% of 349

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2025–26 DVSA cancelled 463 tests at Norwich (Peachman Way), about 36.9 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was examiner illness (242). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Examiner illness242
  • Weather and other acts of nature114
  • Examiner leave107

The nearest theory test centre

The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Norwich (First Floor, 25-27 Surrey Street, NR1 3NX), 3.5 mi away. In 2025–26, 47.6% of its 21,224 car theory tests were passes, 2.8 points above 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 Ipswich, 42 mi away, at 5.3 weeks. No nearby centre had a pass rate more than 2 points higher. 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 Norwich (Peachman Way), with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
Lowestoft(Mobbs Way)17 mi18.4 weeks43.3%
Bury St Edmunds39 mi12.7 weeks46.2%
Kings Lynn41 mi16 weeks51.9%
IpswichShorter wait42 mi5.3 weeks62.3%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Lowestoft(Mobbs Way): 18.4 weeksBury St Edmunds: 12.7 weeksKings Lynn: 16 weeksIpswich: 5.3 weeksNorwich (Peachman Way)Norwich (Peachman Way)

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.