Pontefract driving test centre
7 Flemming Court, Whistler Drive, Castleford, WF10 5HW · View on map
46.9% of car driving tests at Pontefract were passes in 2025/26, below the 50.0% national average. In September 2026 learners waited a median 15.7 weeks between booking and taking their test.
Waiting time
15.7 weeks
Median from booking to test, September 2026
GB 11.6 weeks
Pass rate
46.9%
All car tests, 2025/26
National 50.0%
First-time pass rate
47.0%
First practical test, 2025/26
National 50.5%
Automatic pass rate
39.5%
Automatic cars, 2025/26
National 44.6%
Waiting time at Pontefract, last 12 months
Median weeks between booking and taking the test.
- 18.2Oct
- 17.2Nov
- 11.4Dec
- 13Jan
- 11.7Feb
- 15.4Mar
- 13.1Apr
- 7.6May
- 6.9Jun
- 13.9Jul
- 13.9Aug
- 15.7Sep
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Pontefract test centre: common questions
46.9% of car tests at Pontefract were passes in 2025/26 (2,602 of 5,544). 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 Pontefract was 15.7 weeks, and 34.0% of tests were taken within 7 weeks of booking. Across Great Britain the median was 11.6 weeks. DVSA updates these figures monthly.
47.0% of learners taking their first practical test at Pontefract passed in 2025/26. That is below the 50.5% national average.
39.5% of automatic car tests at Pontefract were passes in 2025/26 (1,007 tests). That is below the 44.6% national average.
Pontefract driving test centre is at 7 Flemming Court, Whistler Drive, Castleford, WF10 5HW. It runs these tests: car, 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.