LancingDriving Test Centre: Pass Rate & Routes
DVSA's latest figures for Lancing are from 2023/24, when examiners conducted 8,856 car tests with a 61.4% pass rate. The centre does not appear in the 2025/26 data, which usually means it closed, moved or was renamed. Check your booking confirmation for the address you have been given.
Practise Lancing routes in the app
Driving Routes UK guides you round 14 practice routes near Lancing with spoken directions, so you can drive the local roundabouts, junctions and speed changes before test day.
Lancing pass rate in 2023/24
Pass rate trend at Lancing
From 2021/22 to 2023/24 the pass rate rose from 52.9% to 61.4% (+8.5 points). Test volumes changed too, from 6,915 to 8,856 tests a year.
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Passes | Lancing | GB average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 6,915 | 3,660 | 52.9% | 48.9% |
| 2022/23 | 6,037 | 3,481 | 57.7% | 48.4% |
| 2023/24 | 8,856 | 5,434 | 61.4% | 47.9% |
Test centres near Lancing
Distances are straight-line from the centre location. Pass rates are DVSA figures for 2025/26.
What the test at Lancing involves
- About 40 minutes of driving, starting with an eyesight check and a “tell me” question.
- Around 20 minutes of independent driving, usually following a sat nav set by the examiner.
- One reversing manoeuvre: parallel park, bay park, or pull up on the right and reverse two car lengths.
- A “show me” question while you drive, and possibly an emergency stop.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the pass rate at Lancing driving test centre?
- DVSA figures for 2023/24 show 5,434 passes from 8,856 car practical tests at Lancing, a pass rate of 61.4%, above the Great Britain average of 47.9% for the same year.
- How many practice routes are there for Lancing?
- The Driving Routes UK app has 14 practice route patterns around Lancing. They are compiled practice routes, not official DVSA routes; examiners change routes for traffic and roadworks.
Pass rates: DVSA, car driving test data by test centre (DRT122A/C/E, April 2025 to March 2026, published June 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. Practice routes are compiled by Driving Routes UK and are not official DVSA routes. Examiners vary routes for traffic and roadworks.