Melton Mowbray driving test centre
The pass rate, how long you'll wait for a test, and the other centres nearby.
Melton Mowbray is one of Britain's 10 easiest driving test centres.
Quick answers
- Where is it? Melton Mowbray Driving Test Centre, Phoenix House, Nottingham Road, Melton Mowbray, LE13 0UL. Directions
- What's the pass rate? 70% overall (manual 71%, automatic 63%), compared with the 50% national average.
- How long is the wait? If you book now, expect about 4½ months. Check gov.uk for the real earliest date.
- Is it hard to pass? Easier than most. Only one of Britain's 276 bigger centres had a higher pass rate.
- What's nearby? Loughborough is the closest, 26 minutes away. Its pass rate is 42% and its typical wait about 2½ months. Leicester Cannock Street, 28 minutes away, has a shorter wait, about 2 months, and a pass rate of 40%.
Waiting times
Over the last 12 months, the typical wait here averaged about 4½ months, up from about 3 months in the 12 months before. Waits here have been rising, so yours could be longer.
The wait here has been longer than Britain's typical wait in six of the last eight years.
Before the pandemic, from May 2019 to February 2020, the typical wait here averaged about 1½ months.
| Year | Melton Mowbray | Great Britain |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1½ months | 1½ months |
| 2020 | 3½ months | 2½ months |
| 2021 | 5 months | 4 months |
| 2022 | 3 months | 2½ months |
| 2023 | 2½ months | 2½ months |
| 2024 | 2½ months | 2 months |
| 2025 | 4 months | 2½ months |
| 2026 | 4½ months | 2½ months |
2019 starts in May and 2026 runs to September.
See how waits have changed across Britain in our report on driving test waiting times.
Other test centres nearby
There are three other centres within half an hour's drive. Of those, Leicester Cannock Street has the shortest wait, about 2 months, and Grantham Somerby the highest pass rate, 58%.
| Test centre | Driving time | Pass rate | Typical wait | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Manual | Automatic | |||
| Loughborough 17 miles by road | 26 minutes | 42.3% | 44.6% | 33.2% | 2½ months |
| Leicester (Cannock Street) 19 miles by road | 28 minutes | 40.2% | 42.2% | 35.3% | 2 months |
| Grantham (Somerby) 20 miles by road | 29 minutes | 57.9% | 60.9% | 49.9% | 4 months |
Driving times are without traffic.
Pass rate over the years
In the 12 months to March 2026, Melton Mowbray's pass rate was 70%, compared with 50% across Great Britain. It has been above Britain's pass rate every year since DVSA's figures began in 2007.
The automatic pass rate here was lower than manual, as it is almost everywhere: 63%, compared with 71%. That gap is about the same as at most centres, but its automatic pass rate is the highest of the 267 centres that ran 100 or more automatic tests. 19% of tests here were in automatic cars, compared with 29% across Great Britain.
Men had a higher pass rate than women here: 71%, compared with 68%. That's a similar gap to Great Britain's, where men's pass rate was 51% and women's 49%.
| Year | Tests | Pass rate | Place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Manual | Automatic | |||
| 2025 to 2026 | 1,984 | 69.7% | 71.3% | 62.6% | 2nd of 276 |
| 2024 to 2025 | 2,486 | 63.9% | 65.9% | 53.2% | 10th of 275 |
| 2023 to 2024 | 2,427 | 59.8% | 60.2% | 56.3% | 17th of 277 |
| 2022 to 2023 | 2,159 | 61.9% | 63.2% | 50.7% | 11th of 271 |
| 2021 to 2022 | 1,873 | 62.7% | 63.5% | 50.8% | 15th of 280 |
Each year runs from April to March.
Compare every centre in our report on driving test pass rates.
Before your test
In the weeks before your test, ask your instructor to take you round the roads near the centre, and practise the faults learners make most often. If you're still looking for an instructor, see who teaches in Loughborough.
Frequently asked questions
What's the pass rate for automatic cars at Melton Mowbray?
63% in the 12 months to March 2026, compared with Britain's automatic pass rate of 45%.
How can I get a test sooner at Melton Mowbray?
Check gov.uk often: tests other people cancel come back up there. Or book a centre nearby: Leicester Cannock Street, 28 minutes away, had a typical wait of about 2 months.
How busy is Melton Mowbray test centre?
It ran 1,984 car tests in the 12 months to March 2026. Only 67 of Britain's 311 test centres ran fewer.
Can I move my test from Melton Mowbray to another centre?
Yes. You can move it to any centre with a free date, on gov.uk. Before you do, check your instructor can take you there, and bear in mind it's harder to pass on roads you don't know. The closest other centre is Loughborough, about 26 minutes away by road.
Figures from DVSA: pass rates for the 12 months to March 2026, waits for September 2026, published 14 October 2026. Driving times by road, from OpenRouteService. How we worked these out.