Folkestone driving test centre
Palting House, Trinity Road, Folkestone, CT20 2TS · View on map
42.4% of car driving tests at Folkestone were passes in 2025/26, below the 50.0% national average. In September 2026 learners waited a median 7.1 weeks between booking and taking their test.
Waiting time
7.1 weeks
Median from booking to test, September 2026
GB 11.6 weeks
Pass rate
42.4%
All car tests, 2025/26
National 50.0%
First-time pass rate
42.2%
First practical test, 2025/26
National 50.5%
Automatic pass rate
34.3%
Automatic cars, 2025/26
National 44.6%
Waiting time at Folkestone, last 12 months
Median weeks between booking and taking the test.
- 5.7Oct
- 5.2Nov
- 6.7Dec
- 6.2Jan
- 6.7Feb
- 6.4Mar
- 6Apr
- 4.9May
- 5.4Jun
- 7.9Jul
- 7.9Aug
- 7.1Sep
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Folkestone test centre: common questions
42.4% of car tests at Folkestone were passes in 2025/26 (3,313 of 7,818). That is below the 50.0% national average. Figures are DVSA's.
In September 2026 the median wait between booking and taking a car test at Folkestone was 7.1 weeks, and 49.8% of tests were taken within 7 weeks of booking. Across Great Britain the median was 11.6 weeks. DVSA updates these figures monthly.
42.2% of learners taking their first practical test at Folkestone passed in 2025/26. That is below the 50.5% national average.
34.3% of automatic car tests at Folkestone were passes in 2025/26 (1,913 tests). That is below the 44.6% national average.
Folkestone driving test centre is at Palting House, Trinity Road, Folkestone, CT20 2TS. It runs these tests: car, motorcycle module 2 (on-road), ADI part 2, ADI part 3.
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Source: DVSA driving test data by test centre — waiting times for September 2026 (DRT122F, updated monthly), pass rates for 2025/26 (DRT122A, DRT122C, DRT122E). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.