How long is the wait for a driving test at Skipton?

The median wait at Skipton is 11 weeks as of July 2026, from DVSA's own figures, which makes it the 135th shortest of the 311 centres on this site.

Can I get an earlier driving test near Skipton?

Not by moving centre — all three centres you may legally move this test to currently wait longer than Skipton's 11 weeks. Swapping with another learner who already holds an earlier date here is the remaining route.

Can someone book a Skipton driving test cancellation for me?

No — not at Skipton or anywhere else. Since 12 May 2026 it is against the law for a third party to change, cancel or swap a test on your behalf, which is why the 11-week wait here cannot be jumped by paying someone to watch for cancellations. Zwitch introduces two learners who each want the other's date; you complete the swap with DVSA yourselves.

Which centres can I swap a Skipton test to?

DVSA allows a move to the centre you first booked at or one of the three nearest to it — for Skipton those are Steeton (4.7 miles), Nelson (11.5 miles), Bradford (Heaton) (14 miles).

Swap your Skipton driving test for an earlier date

Foundry House, Carleton Road, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 2BE

Median wait

11 wks

In line with the 11.9-wk national median

Month on month

↑ 22.2%

Waits are getting longer at this centre

Slots still bookable

7.8%

Of the tests released in the booking window

Skipton driving test centre is a DVSA practical test centre in Yorkshire and The Humber, on Foundry House.

As of July 2026 the median wait for a test here is 11 weeks, which is about the same as the 11.9-week national median.

It sits in a tight cluster: Steeton is only 4.7 miles away, so all three of the centres you are allowed to move to are within reach.

Skipton driving test waiting times, August 2025 to July 2026

Median weeks between booking and taking a driving test at Skipton. Source: DVSA table DRT122F, published monthly. Latest month: July 2026.

Median waiting time in weeks by month at Skipton
Month	Median wait	Still bookable
July 2026	11 wks	7.8%
June 2026	9 wks	7.7%
May 2026	7.1 wks	5.4%
April 2026	6.1 wks	7.8%
March 2026	6.4 wks	8.5%
February 2026	15.6 wks	7.4%
January 2026	17.3 wks	6.8%
December 2025	16 wks	6.8%
November 2025	19.8 wks	6.3%
October 2025	19.1 wks	4.1%
September 2025	19.3 wks	8.8%
August 2025	19.2 wks	8.2%

The 3 centres you can move this test to

Since 9 June 2026, DVSA only lets you move a car test to one of your 3 nearest test centres, or the centre you first booked at. If you are booked at Skipton, these are those three — measured as straight-line distance from the centre itself.

1 Steeton 4.7 miles away 11 wk wait 2 Nelson 11.5 miles away 19.7 wk wait 8.7 wks longer 3 Bradford (Heaton) 14 miles away 15.1 wk wait 4.1 wks longer

Skipton currently has the shortest wait of the four. If you hold a test here, someone at a slower nearby centre may well want to swap into it.

How to swap a driving test in Skipton

Both of you need a spare change. Learners get 2 changes per booking, and a swap uses one each.

At least 10 full working days' notice before the earlier of the two tests.

Same test type and price band. A weekday test (£62) can only swap with another weekday test; evening, weekend and bank holiday tests (£75) swap with each other.

The location rule must work for both of you — see the three centres above.

By phone only. One of you calls DVSA, they put you on hold and call the other learner, and you both confirm. It cannot be done online, by email or over WhatsApp.

Zwitch introduces the two learners and stops there — you complete the swap with DVSA yourselves. Since 12 May 2026 it is against the law for anyone else to change, cancel or swap a test on your behalf. Never give another learner your driving licence number or booking reference.

Getting to the centre

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Address: Foundry House, Carleton Road, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 2BE
Postcode: BD23 2BE
Coordinates: 53.95364, -2.02299
Region: Yorkshire and The Humber, England
Parking: car parking spaces are available
Accessibility: You can get into the test centre in a wheelchair
Toilets: Male, female and disabled toilets are available

How Skipton compares

135 of 311 centres on this site, counting up from the shortest wait.
0.6 weeks longer than the Yorkshire and The Humber median of 10.4 weeks, across 26 centres. 14 centres in Yorkshire and The Humber currently wait less.
DVSA made 760 tests available here in July 2026; 701 were booked — 59 went unused.
The wait has moved 22.2% longer across the months on record.

Questions about swapping a Skipton test

How long is the wait for a driving test at Skipton?: The median wait at Skipton is 11 weeks as of July 2026, from DVSA's own figures, which makes it the 135th shortest of the 311 centres on this site.
Can I get an earlier driving test near Skipton?: Not by moving centre — all three centres you may legally move this test to currently wait longer than Skipton's 11 weeks. Swapping with another learner who already holds an earlier date here is the remaining route.
Can someone book a Skipton driving test cancellation for me?: No — not at Skipton or anywhere else. Since 12 May 2026 it is against the law for a third party to change, cancel or swap a test on your behalf, which is why the 11-week wait here cannot be jumped by paying someone to watch for cancellations. Zwitch introduces two learners who each want the other's date; you complete the swap with DVSA yourselves.
Which centres can I swap a Skipton test to?: DVSA allows a move to the centre you first booked at or one of the three nearest to it — for Skipton those are Steeton (4.7 miles), Nelson (11.5 miles), Bradford (Heaton) (14 miles).

Where these numbers come from

Waiting times and availability — DVSA table DRT122F: car driving test availability by driving test centre, published monthly on the second Wednesday. Latest month in this dataset: July 2026. "Median wait" is DVSA's own measure of the middle waiting time between booking and taking a test.
Address, postcode, coordinates and facilities — the DVSA test centre list behind the GOV.UK find a driving test centre service.
Distances — great-circle distance calculated from the published coordinates. Straight-line, not driving distance.
Known limitation — the DVSA centre list lags the live GOV.UK finder, so a centre that has recently been renamed or split may appear here in its older form. Closed centres are excluded using DRT122F. Always confirm on GOV.UK before booking.

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