Test Centre Stats

North East, England · DVSA car test centre

Berwick-On-Tweed driving test centre

Tweedmouth Ind. Estate, Northumberland Street, Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 2UY

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

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

Median wait, September 2026

22.1 weeks

+6.5 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

53.9%

+3.9 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

293 of 314

1 = shortest wait; 11th of 11 North East

Weeks to 10% of slots free

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GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Berwick-On-Tweed in September 2026 had booked it a median of 22.1 weeks earlier: 10.5 weeks longer than the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and 9 weeks longer than the North East figure (13.1 weeks). A year earlier, in September 2025, it was 15.6 weeks, so the wait has grown by 6.5 weeks. Over the last 12 months it ranged from 14.3 weeks to 22.1 weeks.

Waiting time over the last two years

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

  • Berwick-On-Tweed
  • North East
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Berwick-On-Tweed, October 2024 to September 2026Berwick-On-Tweed: 22.1 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.0102030Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2622.1Weeks0102030Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2622.1Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Berwick-On-Tweed, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthBerwick-On-TweedNorth EastGreat Britain
September 202622.113.111.6
August 202620.312.611.1
July 202620.311.711.1
June 202617.410.610.7
May 202621.410.19.7
April 202614.410.19.1
March 202620.49.79.0
February 202617.110.010.4
January 202619.09.410.1
December 202514.710.910.1
November 202516.910.110.4
October 202514.311.311.6
September 202515.612.412.4
August 202513.012.411.7
July 202515.113.612.0
June 202513.014.011.0
May 20258.813.311.3
April 20256.112.410.6
March 202512.113.110.4
February 202514.412.611.4
January 202512.911.711.0
December 20246.811.110.4
November 20248.610.69.9
October 20246.010.99.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Berwick-On-Tweed in September 2026, 5.9% had been booked within 7 weeks and 58.8% more than 21 weeks before.

  • Within 7 weeks
  • 7 to 14 weeks
  • 14 to 21 weeks
  • Over 21 weeks
Berwick-On-Tweed
North East
Great Britain

At Berwick-On-Tweed, 5.9% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 58.8% 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
Berwick-On-Tweed5.9%15.7%19.6%58.8%
North East34.0%18.5%20.8%26.7%
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 Berwick-On-Tweed, those three are below. Of the three, Alnwick (14.6 weeks) had a median wait at least a week shorter than Berwick-On-Tweed in September 2026.

Centres a test booked at Berwick-On-Tweed can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs Berwick-On-TweedPass rate 2025–26
Dunsabout 16 miles by roadabout 16 mi21.7 weeks−0.4 wk70.2%
Kelsoabout 25 miles by roadabout 25 mi24.7 weeks+2.6 wk59.2%
Alnwickabout 30 miles by roadabout 30 mi14.6 weeks−7.5 wk55.5%

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), 666 car tests were taken here and 53.9% passed, 3.9 points above the Great Britain rate (50.0%). That's close to the year before (54.3%). First attempts did worse: 52.5% of 381 first-time candidates passed, and 4.5% did it with no faults at all.

  • Berwick-On-Tweed
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    53.9%3.9 points above Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    52.5%2.0 points above Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    4.5%1.6 points above Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    55.9%5.1 points above Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    51.8%2.7 points above Great Britain (49.1%)
  • 17-year-oldsGB figure is the sum of listed centres
    61.1%2.5 points below Great Britain (63.6%)
  • Automatic cars8% of tests here were in automatics
    41.2%3.4 points below Great Britain (44.6%)
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Pass rates at Berwick-On-Tweed compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureBerwick-On-TweedGreat Britain
All tests53.9%50.0%
First attempts52.5%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults4.5%2.9%
Men55.9%50.8%
Women51.8%49.1%
17-year-olds61.1%63.6%
Automatic cars41.2%44.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Berwick-On-Tweed
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Berwick-On-Tweed by financial yearPass rate at Berwick-On-Tweed in 2025–26: 53.9%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Berwick-On-Tweed, 2019–20: 63.2%63Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Berwick-On-Tweed, 2020–21: 61.5%61Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Berwick-On-Tweed, 2021–22: 57.7%58Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Berwick-On-Tweed, 2022–23: 52.6%53Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Berwick-On-Tweed, 2023–24: 54.2%54Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Berwick-On-Tweed, 2024–25: 54.3%54Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Berwick-On-Tweed, 2025–26: 53.9%54Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Berwick-On-Tweed, 2019–20: 63.2%63Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Berwick-On-Tweed, 2020–21: 61.5%61Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Berwick-On-Tweed, 2021–22: 57.7%58Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Berwick-On-Tweed, 2022–23: 52.6%53Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Berwick-On-Tweed, 2023–24: 54.2%54Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Berwick-On-Tweed, 2024–25: 54.3%54Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Berwick-On-Tweed, 2025–26: 53.9%54Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Berwick-On-Tweed by financial year
YearBerwick-On-TweedGreat Britain
2019–2063.2%45.9%
2020–2161.5%49.8%
2021–2257.7%48.9%
2022–2352.6%48.4%
2023–2454.2%47.9%
2024–2554.3%48.7%
2025–2653.9%50.0%

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

By age, 17 to 25 (2025–26)

Candidates aged 20 did best here, at 63.9%. Ages with fewer than 20 tests are left out; DVSA suppresses some small groups.

  • Age 1761.1% of 190
  • Age 1853.7% of 108
  • Age 1955.3% of 47
  • Age 2063.9% of 36
  • Age 2150.0% of 30
  • Age 2443.8% of 32

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2025–26 DVSA cancelled 27 tests at Berwick-On-Tweed, about 40.5 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was examiner illness (19). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Examiner illness19
  • Examiner leave6
  • Weather and other acts of nature2

The nearest theory test centre

The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Berwick (Ground Floor, Berwick Community Trust, The William Elder Building, 56-58 Castlegate, TD15 1JT), 0.7 mi away. In 2025–26, 45.6% of its 1,002 car theory tests were passes, close to 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 Alnwick, 27 mi away, at 14.6 weeks. Within the same list, Kelso (20 mi) had a pass rate of 59.2%. 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 Berwick-On-Tweed, with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
Duns13 mi21.7 weeks70.2%
KelsoHigher pass rate20 mi24.7 weeks59.2%
AlnwickShorter wait27 mi14.6 weeks55.5%
GalashielsShorter wait32 mi5.1 weeks47.4%
HaddingtonHigher pass rate33 mi23.9 weeks57.5%
HawickShorter waitHigher pass rate37 mi15.9 weeks64.3%
Edinburgh (Musselburgh)Shorter wait43 mi19.7 weeks49.4%
PeeblesHigher pass rate46 mi24.1 weeks58.8%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Duns: 21.7 weeksKelso: 24.7 weeksAlnwick: 14.6 weeksGalashiels: 5.1 weeksHaddington: 23.9 weeksHawick: 15.9 weeksEdinburgh (Musselburgh): 19.7 weeksPeebles: 24.1 weeksBerwick-On-TweedBerwick-On-Tweed

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.
  • With 666 tests in a year, a handful of results moves the pass rate by several points. Treat small differences with caution.
  • 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.