Lowestoft driving test centre
DVSA name: Lowestoft (Mobbs Way) · Unit3 Oakland House Business Centre, Mobbs Way, Oulton Broad,, Lowestoft, NR32 3AL
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Key facts
- Lowestoft's pass rate was 43.3% in 2025/26 from 7,603 tests, 6.7 points below the national average of 50.0%.
- That puts it 23 of 24 centres in East of England (East of England average 51.4%), one of the lower pass rates in the region, 8.1 points below it.
- The rate has been stable since 2021/22, moving between 43.3% (2025/26) and 48% (2023/24).
- Male candidates passed at 41.9% and female candidates at 45.3%, a gap of 3.4 points.
- On waiting times, learners who took a test in August 2026 had waited a median of 14.1 weeks since booking (longer than the national median of 11.9 weeks); the first week with 10% or more of slots still free was 22.4 weeks ahead.
- A year earlier (August 2025) the median wait was 5 weeks, so waits have grown by about 9.1 weeks.
Six level crossings sit within two and a half kilometres of the Lowestoft (Mobbs Way) centre. That is an unusual number to have on the doorstep, and it is the first thing to prepare for. The centre is at Oulton Broad, on the western side of the town, and the routes run out along Gorleston Road, Normanston Drive, Bridge Road and Hall Lane. Eight roads in ten tagged nearby are 30 mph, so the pace is steady rather than fast, with the A12 as the one dual carriageway. Named roundabouts are almost absent and mini-roundabouts do the work instead. The pass rate is well below the national average, and the wait has grown sharply, from about five weeks a year ago to around fourteen now.
Drive the Lowestoft test routes before test day
5 loops from the centre, 47 km in all, with 24 roundabouts and 105 marked turns. Generated from the road network within 2.5 km of Lowestoft; not DVSA’s own routes, but the same roads.
Drive it before test day
Drive all 5 loops around Lowestoft from your phone before you ever sit in the car: every roundabout, every junction, in the order you will meet them.
- 5 routes · 47 km · 105 marked turns
- Examiner-style marking on signalling and observation
- Street View tour of each route
- Every roundabout and junction, in the order you'll meet them
- The four test manoeuvres and eight roundabout scenarios, included
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- Route 1 · via Flixton Road10.3 km loop with 5 roundabouts, 9 right turns, 8 left turns and a stretch of Hall Lane.10.3 km · 22 turns · 5 roundabouts
- Route 2 · via Bridge Road9.0 km loop with 9 roundabouts, 8 right turns, 6 left turns and a stretch of Gorleston Road.9.0 km · 23 turns · 9 roundabouts
- Route 3 · via Gorleston Road8.6 km loop with 1 roundabout, 13 right turns, 12 left turns and a stretch of Hall Lane.8.6 km · 26 turns · 1 roundabout
- Route 4 · via Gorleston Road7.2 km loop with 3 roundabouts, 6 right turns, 3 left turns and a stretch of Hall Lane.7.2 km · 12 turns · 3 roundabouts
- Route 5 · via Gorleston Road12.3 km loop with 6 roundabouts, 8 right turns, 8 left turns and a stretch of Flixton Road.12.3 km · 22 turns · 6 roundabouts
The same access also opens the four test manoeuvres and eight roundabout scenarios: the two things a route drive cannot teach you.
Start with the level crossings. Six are tagged within two and a half kilometres of the centre, and they are the feature most likely to catch a candidate who has practised elsewhere. The rules are simple and the marking is strict: approach at a speed that leaves you able to stop, never move onto a crossing without a clear way off it, and if the lights start while you are waiting to go, you stay put.
The rest of the driving is steady. Around eight roads in ten tagged near the centre are 30 mph, so this is not a test that punishes you on speed the way a rural centre does. It punishes you on junctions. One practice loop on this page has thirteen right turns and twelve left in under nine kilometres, and the roads that carry them, Gorleston Road, Normanston Drive, Bridge Road and Somerleyton Road, have side turnings and parked cars in the way of the view.
Roundabouts here are mostly small. Only one named roundabout is tagged in the area, at Leisure Way, but ten mini-roundabouts are, and they are what appears on the loops, between one and nine of them depending on the route. Signal for the exit and go round the circle, not over it.
The A12 supplies the only dual carriageway, and Peto Way and Millennium Way carry the faster stretches. Seventeen schools sit in the same radius, so an afternoon slot puts you into the school run on exactly the residential roads where manoeuvres get asked for.
Pass rate at Lowestoft, 2007/08 to 2025/26
Share of car tests passed each April-to-March year. Dashed line: Great Britain average for 2025/26.
Month by month, 2025/26
By year and gender
| Year | Tests | Pass rate | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 7,603 | 43.3% | 41.9% | 45.3% |
| 2024/25 | 4,921 | 46.1% | 46.1% | 46.0% |
| 2023/24 | 5,019 | 48.0% | 47.7% | 48.2% |
| 2022/23 | 5,196 | 45.3% | 46.7% | 43.6% |
| 2021/22 | 5,092 | 44.9% | 47.4% | 42.2% |
| 2020/21 | 1,708 | 46.4% | 48.0% | 44.8% |
| 2019/20 | 5,152 | 43.5% | 46.6% | 40.5% |
| 2018/19 | 4,802 | 47.0% | 49.9% | 44.4% |
East of England average 51.4% · GB 50%
Waiting time for a test at Lowestoft
Median weeks between booking and taking the test, for tests taken each month. Dashed line: GB median for August 2026.
| Month | Median wait | Weeks to free slots | Slots offered | Still free |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 14.1 | 22.4 | 24 | 34.5% |
| Jul 2026 | 14.1 | 19 | 31 | 26.3% |
| Jun 2026 | 13.4 | 17 | 33 | 24.8% |
| May 2026 | 14.1 | 24 | 32 | 28.2% |
| Apr 2026 | 11 | 24 | 38 | 23.4% |
| Mar 2026 | 8.1 | 20.2 | 46 | 17.3% |
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Test day at Lowestoft
The centre is a unit at the Oakland House Business Centre on Mobbs Way, at Oulton Broad on the western edge of Lowestoft. It is a shared business centre rather than a standalone DVSA building, so look for the unit once you are on the site instead of a sign from the road.
GOV.UK lists car tests, motorcycle module 2 on-road tests and ADI part 3 here. Nothing is published about wheelchair access or other arrangements, so if you need step-free entry or anything agreed in advance, ring the centre before your date.
Parking is not published either. Business centres of this kind normally have shared bays, shared with the other tenants, so arrive with time to find a space rather than counting on one by the door.
Oulton Broad North station is about a kilometre away, which is walkable, though most candidates come with an instructor.
Tests are booked, moved and cancelled through GOV.UK only. The wait has grown by around nine weeks in a year, so if you have a date, keep it and watch for cancellations rather than rebooking.
The examiner checks your licence, has you sign the insurance declaration and does the eyesight check outside before you get in the car.
What DVSA publishes about Lowestoft
Taken from the GOV.UK test centre finder, checked 3 September 2026. Where DVSA says nothing, this site says nothing.
- Tests conducted here
- carmotorcycle module 2 (on-road)ADI part 3
- Wheelchair access
- Not published. Ring DVSA before the day rather than assuming.
Other tests at Lowestoft
This centre is not car only. DVSA publishes results for these categories separately, and they are taken by different candidates on different vehicles, so the rates are not comparable with the car figure above.
Learner reports from Lowestoft
No reports yet for this centre. If you tested here, the first one is yours to write.
What examiners mark most often
DVSA does not publish faults by centre, but it does publish them nationally. These collected the most marks across every car test in Great Britain in 2025/26, and they are the same ones you will be marked on at Lowestoft.
- 1Junctions - observation
- 2Mirrors - change direction
- 3Junctions - turning right
- 4Response to signs - traffic lights
- 5Control - steering
- 6Move off - safely
Getting there
Unit3 Oakland House Business Centre, Mobbs Way, Oulton Broad,Lowestoft NR32 3AL
Directions in Google Maps · Check centre notes on GOV.UK
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Questions learners ask about Lowestoft
- Is Lowestoft an easy test centre?
- Its 43.3% pass rate in 2025/26 is below the 50.0% national average. Busy urban roads and complex junctions usually explain lower rates; knowing the local routes closes most of that gap.
- How long is the wait for a driving test at Lowestoft?
- In August 2026 the median gap between booking and sitting a test at Lowestoft was 14.1 weeks, and you had to look about 22.4 weeks ahead to find a week with at least 10% of slots free. DVSA publishes this monthly; the figure above updates when they do.
- Where is Lowestoft driving test centre?
- Lowestoft test centre is at Unit3 Oakland House Business Centre, Mobbs Way, Oulton Broad,, Lowestoft, NR32 3AL. Arrive at least 10 minutes early with your provisional licence; parking rules vary by centre, so check the learner reports below.
- How many driving tests does Lowestoft do a year?
- 7,603 car tests were conducted at Lowestoft in 2025/26, of which 3,292 were passed.
Source: DVSA tables DRT122A (pass rates by centre and month) and DRT122F (waiting times and availability), Open Government Licence v3.0. PassRank adds the comparisons and rankings.
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