Test Centre Stats

North West, England · DVSA car test centre

Barrow In Furness driving test centre

Trinity Enterprise Centre, Unit 11 Ironworks Road, Barrow-In-Furness, LA14 2PN · wheelchair accessible

Tests here: car, motorcycle module 2 (on-road), ADI part 3.

Waiting times to September 2026 and pass rates for 2025–26, from DVSA statistics published .

Median wait, September 2026

6.4 weeks

−8.7 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

69.6%

+19.6 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

49 of 314

1 = shortest wait; 5th of 32 North West

Weeks to 10% of slots free

1.5 weeks

GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Barrow In Furness in September 2026 had booked it a median of 6.4 weeks earlier: 5.2 weeks shorter than the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and 6.2 weeks shorter than the North West figure (12.6 weeks). A year earlier, in September 2025, it was 15.1 weeks, so the wait has shortened by 8.7 weeks. Over the last 12 months it ranged from 3.4 weeks to 13.9 weeks.

On the last Monday of September 2026 it would have taken about 1.5 weeks to reach a week with at least 10% of its test slots free (Great Britain: 19.7 weeks). Across the whole 24-week window, 59.9% of standard slots were still unbooked (Great Britain: 13.3%).

Waiting time over the last two years

Median weeks between booking a test and taking it, for tests taken each month.

  • Barrow In Furness
  • North West
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Barrow In Furness, October 2024 to September 2026Barrow In Furness: 6.4 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.05101520Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 266.4Weeks05101520Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 266.4Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Barrow In Furness, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthBarrow In FurnessNorth WestGreat Britain
September 20266.412.611.6
August 20264.412.111.1
July 20264.412.711.1
June 20263.711.610.7
May 20264.610.09.7
April 20267.710.39.1
March 20264.99.19.0
February 20263.410.910.4
January 20268.310.310.1
December 202511.410.010.1
November 202511.89.110.4
October 202513.910.011.6
September 202515.110.612.4
August 202513.111.011.7
July 202514.411.912.0
June 202514.110.711.0
May 202511.011.311.3
April 202512.611.110.6
March 202511.911.610.4
February 202510.612.011.4
January 202512.011.011.0
December 202410.410.410.4
November 202411.410.19.9
October 202412.010.19.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Barrow In Furness in September 2026, 52.7% had been booked within 7 weeks and 1.9% more than 21 weeks before.

  • Within 7 weeks
  • 7 to 14 weeks
  • 14 to 21 weeks
  • Over 21 weeks
Barrow In Furness
North West
Great Britain

At Barrow In Furness, 52.7% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 1.9% more than 21 weeks ahead.

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How far ahead tests taken in September 2026 were booked
Within 7 weeks7 to 14 weeks14 to 21 weeksOver 21 weeks
Barrow In Furness52.7%42.6%2.7%1.9%
North West39.4%13.8%19.7%27.1%
Great Britain41.1%14.2%15.2%29.5%

If your test is booked here

Since 9 June 2026 a car test can only be moved to one of the three centres DVSA lists as nearest by road (or back to the centre where you first booked), and you get two changes in total. For a test booked at Barrow In Furness, those three are below. All three had longer median waits than Barrow In Furness in September 2026, so moving away from here is unlikely to help.

Centres a test booked at Barrow In Furness can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs Barrow In FurnessPass rate 2025–26
Kendal (Oxenholme Road)about 33 miles by roadabout 33 mi8.9 weeks+2.5 wk65.1%
Heyshamabout 49 miles by roadabout 49 mi18.3 weeks+11.9 wk59.2%
Workingtonabout 54 miles by roadabout 54 mi7.8 weeks+1.4 wk61.9%

From DVSA's list of centres you can move your test to, which it says may change. The change service shows your actual options.

Pass rates

In 2025–26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 1,699 car tests were taken here and 69.6% passed, 19.6 points above the Great Britain rate (50.0%). The year before it was 61.9%, so the rate rose by 7.7 points. First attempts did about the same: 70.0% of 1,008 first-time candidates passed, and 9.9% did it with no faults at all.

  • Barrow In Furness
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    69.6%19.6 points above Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    70.0%19.5 points above Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    9.9%7.0 points above Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    71.2%20.4 points above Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    68.1%19.0 points above Great Britain (49.1%)
  • 17-year-oldsGB figure is the sum of listed centres
    74.1%10.5 points above Great Britain (63.6%)
  • Automatic cars17% of tests here were in automatics
    58.1%13.5 points above Great Britain (44.6%)
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Pass rates at Barrow In Furness compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureBarrow In FurnessGreat Britain
All tests69.6%50.0%
First attempts70.0%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults9.9%2.9%
Men71.2%50.8%
Women68.1%49.1%
17-year-olds74.1%63.6%
Automatic cars58.1%44.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Barrow In Furness
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Barrow In Furness by financial yearPass rate at Barrow In Furness in 2025–26: 69.6%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Barrow In Furness, 2019–20: 56.4%56Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Barrow In Furness, 2020–21: 64.4%64Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Barrow In Furness, 2021–22: 58.7%59Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Barrow In Furness, 2022–23: 64.8%65Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Barrow In Furness, 2023–24: 66.3%66Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Barrow In Furness, 2024–25: 61.9%62Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Barrow In Furness, 2025–26: 69.6%70Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Barrow In Furness, 2019–20: 56.4%56Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Barrow In Furness, 2020–21: 64.4%64Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Barrow In Furness, 2021–22: 58.7%59Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Barrow In Furness, 2022–23: 64.8%65Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Barrow In Furness, 2023–24: 66.3%66Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Barrow In Furness, 2024–25: 61.9%62Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Barrow In Furness, 2025–26: 69.6%70Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Barrow In Furness by financial year
YearBarrow In FurnessGreat Britain
2019–2056.4%45.9%
2020–2164.4%49.8%
2021–2258.7%48.9%
2022–2364.8%48.4%
2023–2466.3%47.9%
2024–2561.9%48.7%
2025–2669.6%50.0%

Years run April to March; ’20 is 2020–21.

By age, 17 to 25 (2025–26)

Candidates aged 25 did best here, at 84.6%. Ages with fewer than 20 tests are left out; DVSA suppresses some small groups.

  • Age 1774.1% of 424
  • Age 1875.5% of 229
  • Age 1974.0% of 104
  • Age 2073.0% of 63
  • Age 2175.0% of 60
  • Age 2271.2% of 52
  • Age 2367.9% of 56
  • Age 2464.0% of 50
  • Age 2584.6% of 39

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2025–26 DVSA cancelled 167 tests at Barrow In Furness, about 98.3 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was examiner illness (104). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Examiner illness104
  • Examiner leave61
  • Weather and other acts of nature2

The nearest theory test centre

The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Barrow (Unit 9, 12 Duke Street, LA14 1LF), 0.9 mi away. In 2025–26, 43.0% of its 3,666 car theory tests were passes, 1.8 points below the Great Britain rate (44.8%). You can sit the theory test at any centre.

Nearby centres

The nearest centre with a shorter wait is Chorley, 41 mi away, at 5.4 weeks. No nearby centre had a pass rate more than 2 points higher. You can book a new test at any centre in Great Britain, but once it's booked a car test can only be moved to the three centres DVSA names for that centre. Distances here are straight-line.

Centres near Barrow In Furness, with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
Heysham15 mi18.3 weeks59.2%
Kendal (Oxenholme Road)24 mi8.9 weeks65.1%
Blackpool25 mi9.1 weeks51.8%
Preston32 mi14.4 weeks56.3%
Southport (Liverpool)34 mi18 weeks56.5%
Workington38 mi7.8 weeks61.9%
ChorleyShorter wait41 mi5.4 weeks52.8%
Blackburn with Darwen42 mi13.1 weeks46.6%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Heysham: 18.3 weeksKendal (Oxenholme Road): 8.9 weeksBlackpool: 9.1 weeksPreston: 14.4 weeksSouthport (Liverpool): 18 weeksWorkington: 7.8 weeksChorley: 5.4 weeksBlackburn with Darwen: 13.1 weeksBarrow In FurnessBarrow In Furness

Reading these figures

  • The waiting time is a median for tests taken that month: half of candidates booked closer to their test date, half further ahead. It is not the earliest date you could book today, which can be sooner when tests are cancelled or extra ones are added.
  • DVSA marks figures from April 2025 onwards as provisional; they can be revised at the quarterly update.
  • Pass rates are published once a year; the latest cover April 2025 to March 2026. Waiting times are monthly, to September 2026.
  • The figures cover DVSA car tests only, not tests run by delegated examiners (such as some fleet and emergency service tests).

To book or move a test, use the official services: book your driving test or change your driving test on GOV.UK. DVSA explains when new tests are released. We have no link with DVSA and no access to its booking system.

Sources

DVSA, Driving test and theory test data: cars: tables DRT122F (waiting times), DRT121G (regional and national), DRT122A to DRT122E (pass rates), DRT122B (cancellations) and DRT112A (theory tests). Address and coordinates from GOV.UK's Find a driving test centre. Open Government Licence v3.0. Checked 3 November 2026.