Test Centre Stats

315 DVSA car test centres · 2025–26

Driving test pass rates by centre: the easiest and hardest, 2025–26

50.0% of the 1,998,621 car driving tests taken in Great Britain from April 2025 to March 2026 were passes. Among centres with 1,000 or more tests, rates ran from 69.7% at Melton Mowbray to 34.3% at Wolverhampton. "Easiest" here just means the highest pass rate; what that can and can't tell you is below.

Pass rate, Great Britain, 2025–26

50.0%

+1.3 pts on 2024–25

Highest pass rate

69.7%

Melton Mowbray, 1,984 tests

Lowest pass rate

34.3%

Wolverhampton, 11,561 tests

First attempts, Great Britain

50.5%

passed first time

Highest and lowest pass rates

Centres with 1,000 or more car tests in 2025–26 (258 of them). Smaller centres are in the full table but not ranked, because a few results either way swing their rate by several points.

Shorter wait and a higher pass rate

Each dot is a centre, placed by its median wait for tests taken in September 2026 (left to right) and its 2025–26 pass rate (bottom to top). Across these 257 centres there is no real link between the two (correlation 0.02), so a long wait doesn't buy you better odds, and a short one doesn't cost you. 69 centres sit in the green corner, with both a shorter median wait than Great Britain's 11.6 weeks and a pass rate above 50.0%.

  • Shorter wait and higher pass rate than Great Britain
  • Other centres
Pass rate (2025–26) against median wait (September 2026), 257 DVSA centres with 1,000+ testsCorrelation 0.02: no real link. 69 centres had both a shorter wait than Great Britain (11.6 weeks) and a higher pass rate (50.0%).3040506070800102030GB 11.6 weeksGB 50.0%Shorter wait, higher pass rateLonger wait, lower pass rateMelton Mowbray: 20 weeks wait, 69.7% pass rateBarrow In Furness: 6.4 weeks wait, 69.6% pass rateDorchester: 10.6 weeks wait, 69.0% pass rateKendal (Oxenholme Road): 8.9 weeks wait, 65.1% pass rateTunbridge Wells: 10.6 weeks wait, 64.5% pass rateAbergavenny: 3.9 weeks wait, 64.2% pass rateYeovil: 13.1 weeks wait, 63.4% pass rateLee On The Solent: 18.9 weeks wait, 63.2% pass rateIpswich: 5.3 weeks wait, 62.3% pass rateBangor: 10.9 weeks wait, 62.2% pass rateWorkington: 7.8 weeks wait, 61.9% pass rateNorwich (Peachman Way): 9 weeks wait, 61.7% pass rateChichester: 3.7 weeks wait, 61.6% pass rateWeston-super-Mare: 4 weeks wait, 61.0% pass rateNorthallerton: 14.3 weeks wait, 60.4% pass rateMaidstone: 9.7 weeks wait, 60.2% pass rateWellingborough: 18 weeks wait, 60.0% pass rateWalton LGV: 10.3 weeks wait, 59.8% pass rateWorthing: 13.7 weeks wait, 59.8% pass rateFarnborough: 19.6 weeks wait, 59.7% pass rateTaunton: 12.6 weeks wait, 59.5% pass rateHeysham: 18.3 weeks wait, 59.2% pass rateSevenoaks: 15 weeks wait, 59.0% pass rateHereford: 2.9 weeks wait, 58.8% pass rateBrecon: 7.4 weeks wait, 58.7% pass rateBuxton: 17.4 weeks wait, 58.7% pass rateCarlisle: 13.8 weeks wait, 58.7% pass rateLudlow: 10 weeks wait, 58.7% pass rateSidcup (London): 23 weeks wait, 58.7% pass rateBarnsley: 7.3 weeks wait, 58.5% pass rateKnaresborough: 6.9 weeks wait, 58.5% pass rateLanark: 20.4 weeks wait, 58.1% pass rateNewtown: 14.1 weeks wait, 58.0% pass rateGrantham (Somerby): 18.4 weeks wait, 57.9% pass rateEast Kilbride: 23 weeks wait, 57.7% pass rateNorthwich: 7.3 weeks wait, 57.6% pass rateAyr: 8 weeks wait, 57.5% pass rateHaddington: 23.9 weeks wait, 57.5% pass rateLetchworth: 21 weeks wait, 57.5% pass rateAshfield: 15.3 weeks wait, 57.3% pass rateDundee: 14.6 weeks wait, 57.3% pass rateSkipton: 13.8 weeks wait, 57.3% pass rateGuildford: 7.8 weeks wait, 57.1% pass rateBarry: 9.1 weeks wait, 57.0% pass rateRhyl: 9.6 weeks wait, 56.9% pass rateBasingstoke: 10.1 weeks wait, 56.8% pass rateBirmingham (Shirley): 19 weeks wait, 56.6% pass rateGreenham: 8.7 weeks wait, 56.5% pass rateSouthport (Liverpool): 18 weeks wait, 56.5% pass rateChippenham: 11.7 weeks wait, 56.4% pass rateGillingham: 12 weeks wait, 56.4% pass ratePreston: 14.4 weeks wait, 56.3% pass rateChesterfield: 7.9 weeks wait, 56.2% pass rateBradford (Heaton): 13.4 weeks wait, 56.1% pass rateBredbury (Manchester): 16.1 weeks wait, 56.0% pass rateHerne Bay: 8.6 weeks wait, 55.9% pass rateSkegness: 17.9 weeks wait, 55.9% pass rateIrvine: 17.6 weeks wait, 55.7% pass rateLivingston: 8.2 weeks wait, 55.7% pass rateAlnwick: 14.6 weeks wait, 55.5% pass rateBridlington: 13 weeks wait, 55.5% pass rateBristol (Avonmouth): 12.1 weeks wait, 55.5% pass rateWarrington: 17.1 weeks wait, 55.5% pass rateChelmsford: 20.9 weeks wait, 55.4% pass rateEastbourne: 13.4 weeks wait, 55.4% pass rateReading: 6.3 weeks wait, 55.4% pass rateStevenage: 3.7 weeks wait, 55.3% pass rateTrowbridge: 5.6 weeks wait, 55.2% pass rateWorksop: 12.1 weeks wait, 55.2% pass rateAberystwyth (Park Avenue): 7 weeks wait, 55.1% pass rateBurton on Trent: 13.9 weeks wait, 54.7% pass rateYork: 16.3 weeks wait, 54.4% pass rateCarmarthen: 9.9 weeks wait, 54.2% pass rateNewport (Isle of Wight): 7.1 weeks wait, 54.1% pass rateLlantrisant: 6.4 weeks wait, 54.0% pass rateDumfries: 16.3 weeks wait, 53.9% pass rateEnfield (Innova Business Park): 2.4 weeks wait, 53.9% pass rateRedhill Aerodrome: 13.3 weeks wait, 53.9% pass rateCambridge (Brookmount Court): 24.3 weeks wait, 53.8% pass rateNewton Abbot: 16 weeks wait, 53.8% pass rateBedford: 3.3 weeks wait, 53.7% pass rateTolworth (London): 23.1 weeks wait, 53.6% pass ratePoole: 8.8 weeks wait, 53.4% pass rateBridgend: 7.3 weeks wait, 53.3% pass rateDoncaster: 21.6 weeks wait, 53.2% pass rateDurham: 15.9 weeks wait, 53.2% pass rateNuneaton: 9 weeks wait, 53.2% pass ratePeterhead: 6.4 weeks wait, 53.2% pass rateRotherham: 7.1 weeks wait, 53.1% pass rateHexham: 17.9 weeks wait, 53.0% pass rateLichfield: 17 weeks wait, 53.0% pass rateBromley (London): 7.9 weeks wait, 52.9% pass rateChertsey (London): 21.7 weeks wait, 52.9% pass rateChorley: 5.4 weeks wait, 52.8% pass rateDumbarton: 4.4 weeks wait, 52.8% pass ratePeterborough: 15.4 weeks wait, 52.8% pass ratePortsmouth: 16.1 weeks wait, 52.8% pass rateSteeton: 15.6 weeks wait, 52.8% pass rateYeading (London): 3 weeks wait, 52.8% pass rateUpton: 12.1 weeks wait, 52.6% pass rateAberdeen South (Cove): 9.1 weeks wait, 52.4% pass rateHastings (Ore): 17.1 weeks wait, 52.4% pass rateOswestry: 11.7 weeks wait, 52.4% pass rateUxbridge (London): 16.3 weeks wait, 52.3% pass rateWinchester: 11.3 weeks wait, 52.2% pass rateLincoln: 12.7 weeks wait, 52.1% pass rateNorthampton: 8.6 weeks wait, 52.1% pass rateBristol (Kingswood): 5.9 weeks wait, 51.9% pass rateKings Lynn: 16 weeks wait, 51.9% pass rateMacclesfield: 16.4 weeks wait, 51.9% pass rateWorcester: 14 weeks wait, 51.9% pass rateWrexham: 7.1 weeks wait, 51.9% pass rateBlackpool: 9.1 weeks wait, 51.8% pass rateBolton (Manchester): 12.4 weeks wait, 51.8% pass rateDerby (Alvaston): 12.3 weeks wait, 51.8% pass rateLeeds (Colton Mill): 13.9 weeks wait, 51.8% pass rateNelson: 18.9 weeks wait, 51.7% pass rateErith (London): 8.6 weeks wait, 51.6% pass rateWest Wickham (London): 6 weeks wait, 51.6% pass rateBletchley: 4 weeks wait, 51.5% pass rateBarnstaple: 7.4 weeks wait, 51.4% pass rateHendon (London): 21.1 weeks wait, 51.4% pass rateMill Hill (London): 16.4 weeks wait, 51.4% pass rateRedditch: 4 weeks wait, 51.4% pass rateRugby: 10.8 weeks wait, 51.4% pass rateSale (Manchester): 18.3 weeks wait, 51.4% pass rateBishops Stortford: 5.9 weeks wait, 51.3% pass rateLeicester (Wigston): 12.7 weeks wait, 51.2% pass rateMerthyr Tydfil: 8.9 weeks wait, 51.2% pass rateSunderland: 9 weeks wait, 51.1% pass rateSwindon: 12.1 weeks wait, 51.1% pass rateHartlepool: 15.1 weeks wait, 51.0% pass rateLlanelli: 7 weeks wait, 51.0% pass rateMonmouth: 4.7 weeks wait, 51.0% pass rateMorden (London): 19.1 weeks wait, 51.0% pass rateShrewsbury: 10.1 weeks wait, 51.0% pass rateBlyth: 11.7 weeks wait, 50.9% pass rateKirkcaldy: 15.3 weeks wait, 50.9% pass rateBorehamwood (London): 15.6 weeks wait, 50.8% pass rateSlough (London): 22.1 weeks wait, 50.8% pass rateBoston: 3.6 weeks wait, 50.7% pass rateGrangemouth: 21.9 weeks wait, 50.7% pass rateSt Albans: 6 weeks wait, 50.7% pass rateColchester: 12.1 weeks wait, 50.6% pass rateOxford (Cowley): 4.4 weeks wait, 50.6% pass rateIsleworth (Fleming Way): 20.9 weeks wait, 50.4% pass rateTilbury: 5.2 weeks wait, 50.4% pass rateSouthampton (Maybush): 14.4 weeks wait, 50.3% pass ratePembroke Dock: 5.1 weeks wait, 50.1% pass rateBarnet (London): 19.1 weeks wait, 49.9% pass rateLeighton Buzzard (Stanbridge Road): 25.1 weeks wait, 49.9% pass rateNottingham (Chilwell): 5.1 weeks wait, 49.9% pass rateBishopbriggs: 21 weeks wait, 49.8% pass rateHorsforth: 11.6 weeks wait, 49.7% pass ratePinner (London): 23.1 weeks wait, 49.7% pass rateEdinburgh (Musselburgh): 19.7 weeks wait, 49.4% pass rateAylesbury: 7.3 weeks wait, 49.3% pass rateHuddersfield: 14.3 weeks wait, 49.2% pass rateBasildon: 3.7 weeks wait, 49.1% pass rateKettering: 4.7 weeks wait, 49.1% pass rateNewport (Gwent): 6.7 weeks wait, 48.9% pass rateTelford: 16 weeks wait, 48.9% pass rateTottenham: 6.7 weeks wait, 48.9% pass ratePerth (Arran Road): 11.6 weeks wait, 48.8% pass rateSheffield (Middlewood Road): 17.3 weeks wait, 48.7% pass ratePaisley: 18.1 weeks wait, 48.6% pass rateBirmingham (Kingstanding): 16.1 weeks wait, 48.5% pass rateBrentwood (London): 5.3 weeks wait, 48.5% pass rateSalisbury: 6.1 weeks wait, 48.5% pass rateWarwick (Wedgenock House): 9.8 weeks wait, 48.5% pass rateGosforth: 21.1 weeks wait, 48.4% pass rateRochdale (Manchester): 5.6 weeks wait, 48.3% pass rateAberdeen North: 16.5 weeks wait, 48.2% pass rateClacton-on-Sea: 6.4 weeks wait, 48.2% pass rateSwansea: 7.3 weeks wait, 48.2% pass rateHull: 4.4 weeks wait, 47.9% pass rateBradford (Thornbury): 9.4 weeks wait, 47.8% pass rateGloucester: 16.2 weeks wait, 47.8% pass rateMiddlesbrough: 15.9 weeks wait, 47.7% pass rateWest Didsbury (Manchester): 19.9 weeks wait, 47.7% pass rateBodmin: 5.4 weeks wait, 47.5% pass rateAirdrie: 7.1 weeks wait, 47.4% pass rateGalashiels: 5.1 weeks wait, 47.4% pass rateGlasgow (Baillieston): 20 weeks wait, 47.4% pass rateChester: 7.5 weeks wait, 47.3% pass rateDarlington: 7.6 weeks wait, 47.1% pass rateLoughton (London): 20.9 weeks wait, 47.0% pass rateMitcham (London): 16.1 weeks wait, 47.0% pass rateSouthend-on-Sea: 17.6 weeks wait, 47.0% pass ratePontefract: 15.7 weeks wait, 46.9% pass rateBirmingham (Kings Heath): 10.1 weeks wait, 46.8% pass rateChadderton: 16.1 weeks wait, 46.8% pass rateExeter: 6.4 weeks wait, 46.8% pass rateWood Green (London): 11.8 weeks wait, 46.8% pass rateBlackburn with Darwen: 13.1 weeks wait, 46.6% pass rateCardiff (Llanishen): 7.7 weeks wait, 46.5% pass rateHinckley: 9.6 weeks wait, 46.4% pass rateNottingham (Colwick): 13.3 weeks wait, 46.4% pass rateBury (Manchester): 5.7 weeks wait, 46.3% pass rateHornchurch (London): 22.3 weeks wait, 46.3% pass rateLaunceston: 6.4 weeks wait, 46.3% pass rateAshford (Kent): 7.1 weeks wait, 46.2% pass rateBury St Edmunds: 12.7 weeks wait, 46.2% pass rateWatford: 15.1 weeks wait, 46.2% pass rateCanterbury: 5.4 weeks wait, 45.8% pass rateHeckmondwike: 15.7 weeks wait, 45.8% pass rateInverness (Longman Drive): 6.6 weeks wait, 45.8% pass rateStafford: 16.2 weeks wait, 45.8% pass rateBurgess Hill: 12.1 weeks wait, 45.5% pass rateScunthorpe: 5.6 weeks wait, 45.4% pass rateWakefield: 13.3 weeks wait, 45.4% pass rateDudley: 18 weeks wait, 45.2% pass rateScarborough: 2.9 weeks wait, 45.1% pass rateHalifax: 13.6 weeks wait, 45.0% pass rateSouthall (London): 5.4 weeks wait, 44.8% pass rateCheetham Hill (Manchester): 10 weeks wait, 44.7% pass rateBirmingham (Garretts Green): 11.4 weeks wait, 44.4% pass rateWanstead (London): 13 weeks wait, 44.4% pass rateAtherton (Manchester): 10 weeks wait, 44.3% pass rateGlasgow (Anniesland): 21.6 weeks wait, 44.3% pass rateSheffield (Handsworth): 6.1 weeks wait, 44.1% pass rateCrewe: 12.1 weeks wait, 43.8% pass rateGoodmayes (London): 11.8 weeks wait, 43.7% pass rateLowestoft(Mobbs Way): 18.4 weeks wait, 43.3% pass rateCheltenham: 17 weeks wait, 43.2% pass rateStirling: 12.4 weeks wait, 43.0% pass rateBirmingham (South Yardley): 11.9 weeks wait, 42.8% pass rateGrimsby Coldwater: 5.3 weeks wait, 42.8% pass rateCrawley: 17.8 weeks wait, 42.7% pass rateWidnes: 9.1 weeks wait, 42.7% pass rateFolkestone: 7.1 weeks wait, 42.4% pass rateElgin: 9.7 weeks wait, 42.3% pass rateLoughborough: 10.5 weeks wait, 42.3% pass rateHamilton: 19.3 weeks wait, 42.0% pass rateGreenock: 7.9 weeks wait, 41.7% pass rateEdinburgh (Currie): 20.3 weeks wait, 41.6% pass rateStoke-on-Trent (Newcastle-Under-Lyme): 19.1 weeks wait, 41.6% pass rateGreenford (Horsenden Lane): 18.4 weeks wait, 41.4% pass rateBanbury: 12.1 weeks wait, 41.3% pass rateCardigan: 6 weeks wait, 41.0% pass rateSt Helens (Liverpool): 11.4 weeks wait, 40.9% pass ratePlymouth: 7.1 weeks wait, 40.7% pass rateCamborne: 4.4 weeks wait, 40.6% pass rateStoke-On-Trent (Cobridge): 14 weeks wait, 40.6% pass rateBelvedere (London): 4.3 weeks wait, 40.5% pass rateSpeke (Liverpool): 7.5 weeks wait, 40.5% pass rateLeicester (Cannock Street): 7.9 weeks wait, 40.2% pass rateCoventry: 11.9 weeks wait, 40.0% pass rateChingford (London): 12.6 weeks wait, 39.9% pass rateGlasgow (Shieldhall): 18 weeks wait, 39.9% pass rateLuton: 9.9 weeks wait, 39.2% pass rateNorris Green (Liverpool): 18 weeks wait, 37.8% pass rateGateshead: 11.1 weeks wait, 37.5% pass rateDunfermline (Vine): 11.6 weeks wait, 36.4% pass rateFeatherstone: 11.9 weeks wait, 36.4% pass rateWednesbury: 13.1 weeks wait, 35.0% pass rateWolverhampton: 15.9 weeks wait, 34.3% pass ratePass rate, %Median wait, weeks3040506070800102030GB 11.6 weeksGB 50.0%Shorter wait, higher rateLonger, lowerMelton Mowbray: 20 weeks wait, 69.7% pass rateBarrow In Furness: 6.4 weeks wait, 69.6% pass rateDorchester: 10.6 weeks wait, 69.0% pass rateKendal (Oxenholme Road): 8.9 weeks wait, 65.1% pass rateTunbridge Wells: 10.6 weeks wait, 64.5% pass rateAbergavenny: 3.9 weeks wait, 64.2% pass rateYeovil: 13.1 weeks wait, 63.4% pass rateLee On The Solent: 18.9 weeks wait, 63.2% pass rateIpswich: 5.3 weeks wait, 62.3% pass rateBangor: 10.9 weeks wait, 62.2% pass rateWorkington: 7.8 weeks wait, 61.9% pass rateNorwich (Peachman Way): 9 weeks wait, 61.7% pass rateChichester: 3.7 weeks wait, 61.6% pass rateWeston-super-Mare: 4 weeks wait, 61.0% pass rateNorthallerton: 14.3 weeks wait, 60.4% pass rateMaidstone: 9.7 weeks wait, 60.2% pass rateWellingborough: 18 weeks wait, 60.0% pass rateWalton LGV: 10.3 weeks wait, 59.8% pass rateWorthing: 13.7 weeks wait, 59.8% pass rateFarnborough: 19.6 weeks wait, 59.7% pass rateTaunton: 12.6 weeks wait, 59.5% pass rateHeysham: 18.3 weeks wait, 59.2% pass rateSevenoaks: 15 weeks wait, 59.0% pass rateHereford: 2.9 weeks wait, 58.8% pass rateBrecon: 7.4 weeks wait, 58.7% pass rateBuxton: 17.4 weeks wait, 58.7% pass rateCarlisle: 13.8 weeks wait, 58.7% pass rateLudlow: 10 weeks wait, 58.7% pass rateSidcup (London): 23 weeks wait, 58.7% pass rateBarnsley: 7.3 weeks wait, 58.5% pass rateKnaresborough: 6.9 weeks wait, 58.5% pass rateLanark: 20.4 weeks wait, 58.1% pass rateNewtown: 14.1 weeks wait, 58.0% pass rateGrantham (Somerby): 18.4 weeks wait, 57.9% pass rateEast Kilbride: 23 weeks wait, 57.7% pass rateNorthwich: 7.3 weeks wait, 57.6% pass rateAyr: 8 weeks wait, 57.5% pass rateHaddington: 23.9 weeks wait, 57.5% pass rateLetchworth: 21 weeks wait, 57.5% pass rateAshfield: 15.3 weeks wait, 57.3% pass rateDundee: 14.6 weeks wait, 57.3% pass rateSkipton: 13.8 weeks wait, 57.3% pass rateGuildford: 7.8 weeks wait, 57.1% pass rateBarry: 9.1 weeks wait, 57.0% pass rateRhyl: 9.6 weeks wait, 56.9% pass rateBasingstoke: 10.1 weeks wait, 56.8% pass rateBirmingham (Shirley): 19 weeks wait, 56.6% pass rateGreenham: 8.7 weeks wait, 56.5% pass rateSouthport (Liverpool): 18 weeks wait, 56.5% pass rateChippenham: 11.7 weeks wait, 56.4% pass rateGillingham: 12 weeks wait, 56.4% pass ratePreston: 14.4 weeks wait, 56.3% pass rateChesterfield: 7.9 weeks wait, 56.2% pass rateBradford (Heaton): 13.4 weeks wait, 56.1% pass rateBredbury (Manchester): 16.1 weeks wait, 56.0% pass rateHerne Bay: 8.6 weeks wait, 55.9% pass rateSkegness: 17.9 weeks wait, 55.9% pass rateIrvine: 17.6 weeks wait, 55.7% pass rateLivingston: 8.2 weeks wait, 55.7% pass rateAlnwick: 14.6 weeks wait, 55.5% pass rateBridlington: 13 weeks wait, 55.5% pass rateBristol (Avonmouth): 12.1 weeks wait, 55.5% pass rateWarrington: 17.1 weeks wait, 55.5% pass rateChelmsford: 20.9 weeks wait, 55.4% pass rateEastbourne: 13.4 weeks wait, 55.4% pass rateReading: 6.3 weeks wait, 55.4% pass rateStevenage: 3.7 weeks wait, 55.3% pass rateTrowbridge: 5.6 weeks wait, 55.2% pass rateWorksop: 12.1 weeks wait, 55.2% pass rateAberystwyth (Park Avenue): 7 weeks wait, 55.1% pass rateBurton on Trent: 13.9 weeks wait, 54.7% pass rateYork: 16.3 weeks wait, 54.4% pass rateCarmarthen: 9.9 weeks wait, 54.2% pass rateNewport (Isle of Wight): 7.1 weeks wait, 54.1% pass rateLlantrisant: 6.4 weeks wait, 54.0% pass rateDumfries: 16.3 weeks wait, 53.9% pass rateEnfield (Innova Business Park): 2.4 weeks wait, 53.9% pass rateRedhill Aerodrome: 13.3 weeks wait, 53.9% pass rateCambridge (Brookmount Court): 24.3 weeks wait, 53.8% pass rateNewton Abbot: 16 weeks wait, 53.8% pass rateBedford: 3.3 weeks wait, 53.7% pass rateTolworth (London): 23.1 weeks wait, 53.6% pass ratePoole: 8.8 weeks wait, 53.4% pass rateBridgend: 7.3 weeks wait, 53.3% pass rateDoncaster: 21.6 weeks wait, 53.2% pass rateDurham: 15.9 weeks wait, 53.2% pass rateNuneaton: 9 weeks wait, 53.2% pass ratePeterhead: 6.4 weeks wait, 53.2% pass rateRotherham: 7.1 weeks wait, 53.1% pass rateHexham: 17.9 weeks wait, 53.0% pass rateLichfield: 17 weeks wait, 53.0% pass rateBromley (London): 7.9 weeks wait, 52.9% pass rateChertsey (London): 21.7 weeks wait, 52.9% pass rateChorley: 5.4 weeks wait, 52.8% pass rateDumbarton: 4.4 weeks wait, 52.8% pass ratePeterborough: 15.4 weeks wait, 52.8% pass ratePortsmouth: 16.1 weeks wait, 52.8% pass rateSteeton: 15.6 weeks wait, 52.8% pass rateYeading (London): 3 weeks wait, 52.8% pass rateUpton: 12.1 weeks wait, 52.6% pass rateAberdeen South (Cove): 9.1 weeks wait, 52.4% pass rateHastings (Ore): 17.1 weeks wait, 52.4% pass rateOswestry: 11.7 weeks wait, 52.4% pass rateUxbridge (London): 16.3 weeks wait, 52.3% pass rateWinchester: 11.3 weeks wait, 52.2% pass rateLincoln: 12.7 weeks wait, 52.1% pass rateNorthampton: 8.6 weeks wait, 52.1% pass rateBristol (Kingswood): 5.9 weeks wait, 51.9% pass rateKings Lynn: 16 weeks wait, 51.9% pass rateMacclesfield: 16.4 weeks wait, 51.9% pass rateWorcester: 14 weeks wait, 51.9% pass rateWrexham: 7.1 weeks wait, 51.9% pass rateBlackpool: 9.1 weeks wait, 51.8% pass rateBolton (Manchester): 12.4 weeks wait, 51.8% pass rateDerby (Alvaston): 12.3 weeks wait, 51.8% pass rateLeeds (Colton Mill): 13.9 weeks wait, 51.8% pass rateNelson: 18.9 weeks wait, 51.7% pass rateErith (London): 8.6 weeks wait, 51.6% pass rateWest Wickham (London): 6 weeks wait, 51.6% pass rateBletchley: 4 weeks wait, 51.5% pass rateBarnstaple: 7.4 weeks wait, 51.4% pass rateHendon (London): 21.1 weeks wait, 51.4% pass rateMill Hill (London): 16.4 weeks wait, 51.4% pass rateRedditch: 4 weeks wait, 51.4% pass rateRugby: 10.8 weeks wait, 51.4% pass rateSale (Manchester): 18.3 weeks wait, 51.4% pass rateBishops Stortford: 5.9 weeks wait, 51.3% pass rateLeicester (Wigston): 12.7 weeks wait, 51.2% pass rateMerthyr Tydfil: 8.9 weeks wait, 51.2% pass rateSunderland: 9 weeks wait, 51.1% pass rateSwindon: 12.1 weeks wait, 51.1% pass rateHartlepool: 15.1 weeks wait, 51.0% pass rateLlanelli: 7 weeks wait, 51.0% pass rateMonmouth: 4.7 weeks wait, 51.0% pass rateMorden (London): 19.1 weeks wait, 51.0% pass rateShrewsbury: 10.1 weeks wait, 51.0% pass rateBlyth: 11.7 weeks wait, 50.9% pass rateKirkcaldy: 15.3 weeks wait, 50.9% pass rateBorehamwood (London): 15.6 weeks wait, 50.8% pass rateSlough (London): 22.1 weeks wait, 50.8% pass rateBoston: 3.6 weeks wait, 50.7% pass rateGrangemouth: 21.9 weeks wait, 50.7% pass rateSt Albans: 6 weeks wait, 50.7% pass rateColchester: 12.1 weeks wait, 50.6% pass rateOxford (Cowley): 4.4 weeks wait, 50.6% pass rateIsleworth (Fleming Way): 20.9 weeks wait, 50.4% pass rateTilbury: 5.2 weeks wait, 50.4% pass rateSouthampton (Maybush): 14.4 weeks wait, 50.3% pass ratePembroke Dock: 5.1 weeks wait, 50.1% pass rateBarnet (London): 19.1 weeks wait, 49.9% pass rateLeighton Buzzard (Stanbridge Road): 25.1 weeks wait, 49.9% pass rateNottingham (Chilwell): 5.1 weeks wait, 49.9% pass rateBishopbriggs: 21 weeks wait, 49.8% pass rateHorsforth: 11.6 weeks wait, 49.7% pass ratePinner (London): 23.1 weeks wait, 49.7% pass rateEdinburgh (Musselburgh): 19.7 weeks wait, 49.4% pass rateAylesbury: 7.3 weeks wait, 49.3% pass rateHuddersfield: 14.3 weeks wait, 49.2% pass rateBasildon: 3.7 weeks wait, 49.1% pass rateKettering: 4.7 weeks wait, 49.1% pass rateNewport (Gwent): 6.7 weeks wait, 48.9% pass rateTelford: 16 weeks wait, 48.9% pass rateTottenham: 6.7 weeks wait, 48.9% pass ratePerth (Arran Road): 11.6 weeks wait, 48.8% pass rateSheffield (Middlewood Road): 17.3 weeks wait, 48.7% pass ratePaisley: 18.1 weeks wait, 48.6% pass rateBirmingham (Kingstanding): 16.1 weeks wait, 48.5% pass rateBrentwood (London): 5.3 weeks wait, 48.5% pass rateSalisbury: 6.1 weeks wait, 48.5% pass rateWarwick (Wedgenock House): 9.8 weeks wait, 48.5% pass rateGosforth: 21.1 weeks wait, 48.4% pass rateRochdale (Manchester): 5.6 weeks wait, 48.3% pass rateAberdeen North: 16.5 weeks wait, 48.2% pass rateClacton-on-Sea: 6.4 weeks wait, 48.2% pass rateSwansea: 7.3 weeks wait, 48.2% pass rateHull: 4.4 weeks wait, 47.9% pass rateBradford (Thornbury): 9.4 weeks wait, 47.8% pass rateGloucester: 16.2 weeks wait, 47.8% pass rateMiddlesbrough: 15.9 weeks wait, 47.7% pass rateWest Didsbury (Manchester): 19.9 weeks wait, 47.7% pass rateBodmin: 5.4 weeks wait, 47.5% pass rateAirdrie: 7.1 weeks wait, 47.4% pass rateGalashiels: 5.1 weeks wait, 47.4% pass rateGlasgow (Baillieston): 20 weeks wait, 47.4% pass rateChester: 7.5 weeks wait, 47.3% pass rateDarlington: 7.6 weeks wait, 47.1% pass rateLoughton (London): 20.9 weeks wait, 47.0% pass rateMitcham (London): 16.1 weeks wait, 47.0% pass rateSouthend-on-Sea: 17.6 weeks wait, 47.0% pass ratePontefract: 15.7 weeks wait, 46.9% pass rateBirmingham (Kings Heath): 10.1 weeks wait, 46.8% pass rateChadderton: 16.1 weeks wait, 46.8% pass rateExeter: 6.4 weeks wait, 46.8% pass rateWood Green (London): 11.8 weeks wait, 46.8% pass rateBlackburn with Darwen: 13.1 weeks wait, 46.6% pass rateCardiff (Llanishen): 7.7 weeks wait, 46.5% pass rateHinckley: 9.6 weeks wait, 46.4% pass rateNottingham (Colwick): 13.3 weeks wait, 46.4% pass rateBury (Manchester): 5.7 weeks wait, 46.3% pass rateHornchurch (London): 22.3 weeks wait, 46.3% pass rateLaunceston: 6.4 weeks wait, 46.3% pass rateAshford (Kent): 7.1 weeks wait, 46.2% pass rateBury St Edmunds: 12.7 weeks wait, 46.2% pass rateWatford: 15.1 weeks wait, 46.2% pass rateCanterbury: 5.4 weeks wait, 45.8% pass rateHeckmondwike: 15.7 weeks wait, 45.8% pass rateInverness (Longman Drive): 6.6 weeks wait, 45.8% pass rateStafford: 16.2 weeks wait, 45.8% pass rateBurgess Hill: 12.1 weeks wait, 45.5% pass rateScunthorpe: 5.6 weeks wait, 45.4% pass rateWakefield: 13.3 weeks wait, 45.4% pass rateDudley: 18 weeks wait, 45.2% pass rateScarborough: 2.9 weeks wait, 45.1% pass rateHalifax: 13.6 weeks wait, 45.0% pass rateSouthall (London): 5.4 weeks wait, 44.8% pass rateCheetham Hill (Manchester): 10 weeks wait, 44.7% pass rateBirmingham (Garretts Green): 11.4 weeks wait, 44.4% pass rateWanstead (London): 13 weeks wait, 44.4% pass rateAtherton (Manchester): 10 weeks wait, 44.3% pass rateGlasgow (Anniesland): 21.6 weeks wait, 44.3% pass rateSheffield (Handsworth): 6.1 weeks wait, 44.1% pass rateCrewe: 12.1 weeks wait, 43.8% pass rateGoodmayes (London): 11.8 weeks wait, 43.7% pass rateLowestoft(Mobbs Way): 18.4 weeks wait, 43.3% pass rateCheltenham: 17 weeks wait, 43.2% pass rateStirling: 12.4 weeks wait, 43.0% pass rateBirmingham (South Yardley): 11.9 weeks wait, 42.8% pass rateGrimsby Coldwater: 5.3 weeks wait, 42.8% pass rateCrawley: 17.8 weeks wait, 42.7% pass rateWidnes: 9.1 weeks wait, 42.7% pass rateFolkestone: 7.1 weeks wait, 42.4% pass rateElgin: 9.7 weeks wait, 42.3% pass rateLoughborough: 10.5 weeks wait, 42.3% pass rateHamilton: 19.3 weeks wait, 42.0% pass rateGreenock: 7.9 weeks wait, 41.7% pass rateEdinburgh (Currie): 20.3 weeks wait, 41.6% pass rateStoke-on-Trent (Newcastle-Under-Lyme): 19.1 weeks wait, 41.6% pass rateGreenford (Horsenden Lane): 18.4 weeks wait, 41.4% pass rateBanbury: 12.1 weeks wait, 41.3% pass rateCardigan: 6 weeks wait, 41.0% pass rateSt Helens (Liverpool): 11.4 weeks wait, 40.9% pass ratePlymouth: 7.1 weeks wait, 40.7% pass rateCamborne: 4.4 weeks wait, 40.6% pass rateStoke-On-Trent (Cobridge): 14 weeks wait, 40.6% pass rateBelvedere (London): 4.3 weeks wait, 40.5% pass rateSpeke (Liverpool): 7.5 weeks wait, 40.5% pass rateLeicester (Cannock Street): 7.9 weeks wait, 40.2% pass rateCoventry: 11.9 weeks wait, 40.0% pass rateChingford (London): 12.6 weeks wait, 39.9% pass rateGlasgow (Shieldhall): 18 weeks wait, 39.9% pass rateLuton: 9.9 weeks wait, 39.2% pass rateNorris Green (Liverpool): 18 weeks wait, 37.8% pass rateGateshead: 11.1 weeks wait, 37.5% pass rateDunfermline (Vine): 11.6 weeks wait, 36.4% pass rateFeatherstone: 11.9 weeks wait, 36.4% pass rateWednesbury: 13.1 weeks wait, 35.0% pass rateWolverhampton: 15.9 weeks wait, 34.3% pass ratePass rate, %Median wait, weeks
Median wait against pass rate

In the green corner, highest pass rate first

  1. Barrow In FurnessNorth West · 6.4 weeks wait69.6%
  2. DorchesterSouth West · 10.6 weeks wait69.0%
  3. Kendal (Oxenholme Road)North West · 8.9 weeks wait65.1%
  4. Tunbridge WellsSouth East · 10.6 weeks wait64.5%
  5. AbergavennyWales · 3.9 weeks wait64.2%
  6. IpswichEast of England · 5.3 weeks wait62.3%
  7. BangorWales · 10.9 weeks wait62.2%
  8. WorkingtonNorth West · 7.8 weeks wait61.9%
  9. Norwich (Peachman Way)East of England · 9 weeks wait61.7%
  10. ChichesterSouth East · 3.7 weeks wait61.6%
  11. Weston-super-MareSouth West · 4 weeks wait61.0%
  12. MaidstoneSouth East · 9.7 weeks wait60.2%

You can book a new car test at any centre in Great Britain. Once it's booked, DVSA only lets you move it to one of the three centres it lists as nearest (since 9 June 2026), so pick the centre before you book: how changing centre works. Every centre page shows its own three.

Biggest changes on the year

Against 2024–25, 137 of 255 centres (with 1,000+ tests both years) rose by a point or more and 53 fell by a point or more. Big swings at one centre usually mean a change in who tests there, or a few examiners joining or leaving, rather than the test getting harder.

Highest first-time pass rates

50.5% of first attempts in Great Britain were passes in 2025–26. These centres did best with first-time candidates (at least 500 first attempts). First-attempt rates are a fairer comparison than the overall rate, because centres with many people on their third or fourth go score lower overall.

  1. DorchesterSouth West · 2,415 first attempts71.8%
  2. Melton MowbrayEast Midlands · 1,215 first attempts71.2%
  3. Barrow In FurnessNorth West · 1,008 first attempts70.0%
  4. Kendal (Oxenholme Road)North West · 1,217 first attempts67.1%
  5. Lee On The SolentSouth East · 4,817 first attempts65.5%
  6. Tunbridge WellsSouth East · 3,225 first attempts65.4%
  7. AbergavennyWales · 3,367 first attempts64.7%
  8. YeovilSouth West · 4,348 first attempts64.1%
  9. Walton LGVYorkshire and The Humber · 913 first attempts63.7%
  10. WorkingtonNorth West · 1,707 first attempts63.3%

By region

Pass rate by DVSA region, 2025–26, with the highest and lowest centre in each (200+ tests)
RegionPass rateHighest centreLowest centre
South East53.2%Tunbridge Wells 64.5%Banbury 41.3%
Wales52.4%Pwllheli 68.1%Cardigan 41.0%
South West51.7%Dorchester 69.0%Camborne 40.6%
East of England51.4%Ipswich 62.3%Luton 39.2%
East Midlands50.8%Melton Mowbray 69.7%Leicester (Cannock Street) 40.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber50.5%Malton 64.3%Grimsby Coldwater 42.8%
Scotland49.3%Girvan 72.0%Dunfermline (Vine) 36.4%
London49.0%Sidcup (London) 58.7%Chingford (London) 39.9%
North West49.0%Barrow In Furness 69.6%Norris Green (Liverpool) 37.8%
North East48.4%Alnwick 55.5%Gateshead 37.5%
West Midlands46.2%Hereford 58.8%Wolverhampton 34.3%

Great Britain 50.0%. Highest and lowest among centres with 200 or more tests in the region.

Every centre's pass rate

Driving test centres by pass rate, 2025–26
Isles of Scillylimited dataSouth West75.0%−12.5–75.0%75.0%–815.9
Isle of Mulllimited dataScotland73.8%+2.472.7%73.9%73.7%–42–
Gairlochlimited dataScotland73.5%+4.373.1%85.2%59.1%–498.3
Pitlochrylimited dataScotland73.3%–73.8%72.6%74.0%–14619.9
Benbecula Islandlimited dataScotland72.9%−5.973.2%68.4%78.0%–107–
GirvanScotland72.0%+3.370.3%69.8%74.2%66.7%25015.9
Campbeltownlimited dataScotland71.6%+9.076.0%64.5%80.9%–10925.7
Dunoonlimited dataScotland71.5%+8.772.2%67.6%76.8%60.5%19321.9
StranraerScotland71.2%−2.270.1%72.5%69.8%–21520.3
Golspielimited dataScotland71.0%+3.064.7%62.3%82.5%–9318.9
Dunslimited dataScotland70.2%−4.069.2%67.4%73.4%56.7%17121.7
MontroseScotland70.0%+3.371.4%67.8%71.9%62.7%62118.9
Melton MowbrayEast Midlands69.7%+5.871.2%71.2%68.1%62.6%1,98420
Barrow In FurnessNorth West69.6%+7.770.0%71.2%68.1%58.1%1,6996.4
Inveraraylimited dataScotland69.4%−15.775.4%74.6%63.2%–12423.3
DorchesterSouth West69.0%+2.371.8%68.4%69.6%59.3%4,35310.6
Aberfeldylimited dataScotland68.5%–73.1%72.5%65.0%65.2%14922.6
PwllheliWales68.1%+2.166.7%68.4%67.8%58.8%73716.3
LerwickScotland67.8%no change70.3%66.5%69.6%62.7%37914.4
ArbroathScotland67.4%−11.570.5%66.0%68.8%52.8%60529.9
CumnockScotland67.4%+6.369.5%67.9%66.8%56.0%76023
Brodick (Isle of Arran)limited dataScotland67.3%–66.7%69.7%63.6%–5523.9
StornowayScotland66.6%+10.567.6%66.2%67.1%–3449.9
ObanScotland66.1%+4.866.3%62.6%69.8%–32218
Newton StewartScotland65.8%+2.664.0%70.4%61.5%–22518.1
Fort WilliamScotland65.5%+3.569.2%66.3%64.6%–37415
Kendal (Oxenholme Road)North West65.1%+0.367.1%65.1%65.2%53.2%2,2318.9
Tunbridge WellsSouth East64.5%+5.665.4%65.2%63.7%61.0%5,72610.6
MaltonYorkshire and The Humber64.3%−2.465.2%62.4%66.3%58.8%87612.6
HawickScotland64.3%+3.268.5%59.5%70.5%51.0%41515.9
Mallaiglimited dataScotland64.2%+1.2–61.5%71.4%–5322
AbergavennyWales64.2%+3.164.7%66.1%62.2%54.8%5,9243.9
FraserburghScotland64.0%+3.363.6%64.2%63.9%–53116
HuntlyScotland63.7%+1.262.8%63.5%63.9%–24515.6
YeovilSouth West63.4%+3.764.1%65.2%61.4%57.2%7,49313.1
Lee On The SolentSouth East63.2%+3.665.5%64.2%62.1%53.1%8,50218.9
AlnessScotland63.1%+0.163.1%62.7%63.5%60.2%78314
Thursolimited dataScotland63.0%+4.964.4%69.7%57.0%–16214.5
IpswichEast of England62.3%−0.863.0%62.2%62.5%56.4%11,4665.3
BangorWales62.2%−1.962.7%62.7%61.7%49.9%4,03210.9
WorkingtonNorth West61.9%+13.663.3%63.4%60.2%51.0%2,9987.8
InverurieScotland61.9%+7.663.8%59.9%64.4%44.0%74912.4
Norwich (Peachman Way)East of England61.7%+4.763.1%62.5%60.8%55.4%12,5419
ChichesterSouth East61.6%−2.663.3%61.5%61.7%54.7%6,6723.7
BalaWales61.6%+0.564.8%65.4%57.9%45.7%60716.1
Ullapoollimited dataScotland61.2%−13.458.1%68.2%55.6%–4911.1
Weston-super-MareSouth West61.0%+4.561.3%62.4%59.5%54.8%4,4434
NorthallertonYorkshire and The Humber60.4%+1.862.7%58.6%62.6%51.0%3,24414.3
ForfarScotland60.3%−8.259.4%62.7%58.1%56.1%66728.2
MaidstoneSouth East60.2%+2.261.6%60.9%59.3%53.6%8,0539.7
WellingboroughEast Midlands60.0%+4.959.4%57.5%62.3%57.6%1,45018
WorthingSouth East59.8%+1.060.2%60.5%58.9%54.4%8,49513.7
Walton LGVYorkshire and The Humber59.8%+2.963.7%58.8%61.0%46.7%1,89410.3
FarnboroughSouth East59.7%+1.460.1%61.7%57.6%52.2%10,48219.6
TauntonSouth West59.5%+3.259.2%59.6%59.4%52.9%8,25912.6
WickScotland59.4%+5.661.8%66.1%52.2%–23913.1
HeyshamNorth West59.2%+4.261.9%59.2%59.3%48.7%3,69218.3
KelsoScotland59.2%+2.259.3%58.3%60.1%45.5%43424.7
Kingussielimited dataScotland59.1%−5.061.4%54.9%64.3%–937.5
SevenoaksSouth East59.0%+5.460.9%57.2%61.3%54.2%6,74015
HerefordWest Midlands58.8%−0.660.0%59.9%57.4%47.9%4,1102.9
PeeblesScotland58.8%−8.263.1%56.6%61.4%38.5%68524.1
BuxtonEast Midlands58.7%+1.761.4%58.4%59.1%47.6%4,90417.4
Sidcup (London)London58.7%−0.359.5%58.7%58.7%56.7%14,31823
CarlisleNorth West58.7%+3.859.9%58.8%58.6%48.9%3,51813.8
LudlowWest Midlands58.7%−0.961.6%61.0%55.9%45.1%5,05110
BreconWales58.7%−0.260.3%63.1%53.7%50.0%1,4907.4
BarnsleyYorkshire and The Humber58.5%+6.360.6%58.0%59.3%56.6%7,7377.3
KnaresboroughYorkshire and The Humber58.5%no change60.8%58.5%58.7%53.3%8,3016.9
LanarkScotland58.1%+3.158.5%57.2%59.1%47.1%1,91420.4
NewtownWales58.0%−5.759.5%59.3%56.5%47.4%2,25614.1
Grantham (Somerby)East Midlands57.9%−0.259.6%57.9%57.9%49.9%7,31818.4
East KilbrideScotland57.7%+11.358.2%55.7%59.8%46.0%1,97623
NorthwichNorth West57.6%+2.957.3%57.9%57.2%48.7%3,5297.3
LetchworthEast of England57.5%−0.859.3%57.8%57.0%51.3%5,24321
AyrScotland57.5%+0.758.0%57.4%57.5%46.4%2,1898
BanffScotland57.5%+6.954.8%60.0%54.2%52.0%28010.6
HaddingtonScotland57.5%−4.758.2%57.5%57.6%46.3%2,19523.9
Kyle of Lochalshlimited dataScotland57.4%−1.156.5%58.1%56.5%–1367.7
AshfieldEast Midlands57.3%+6.159.2%58.4%56.1%49.6%8,14415.3
SkiptonYorkshire and The Humber57.3%+2.955.5%60.2%54.0%55.1%3,19713.8
DundeeScotland57.3%−3.057.9%59.9%54.7%48.3%3,74214.6
GuildfordSouth East57.1%+5.356.8%58.2%55.6%50.8%4,5427.8
Isle of Skye (Portree)limited dataScotland57.0%−12.957.6%65.2%48.4%–1283.4
BarryWales57.0%−4.855.5%56.8%57.3%49.8%2,2449.1
Grantown-On-Speylimited dataScotland56.9%−5.358.3%53.3%61.3%–13718.9
RhylWales56.9%+1.056.7%58.4%55.5%50.5%4,0119.6
BasingstokeSouth East56.8%−0.157.7%57.0%56.5%52.1%5,00910.1
WhitbyYorkshire and The Humber56.7%−8.456.0%60.7%52.3%48.6%55715
Birmingham (Shirley)West Midlands56.6%−1.558.3%57.9%54.7%49.8%9,38519
Southport (Liverpool)North West56.5%−2.757.2%56.5%56.6%51.6%7,94918
GreenhamSouth East56.5%+4.455.9%56.3%56.6%51.9%3,9318.7
GillinghamSouth East56.4%−0.857.6%57.1%55.4%51.9%14,88612
ChippenhamSouth West56.4%+5.856.0%57.2%55.6%50.6%9,62911.7
Lochgilpheadlimited dataScotland56.4%−6.155.4%53.0%61.4%–14023.1
PrestonNorth West56.3%+2.656.9%58.2%54.0%49.0%9,19414.4
ChesterfieldEast Midlands56.2%+1.756.5%56.3%56.1%48.0%6,6057.9
Bradford (Heaton)Yorkshire and The Humber56.1%+6.654.3%57.0%55.1%55.0%8,35413.4
Bredbury (Manchester)North West56.0%+1.857.9%55.9%56.1%47.6%10,63616.1
SkegnessEast Midlands55.9%−1.755.4%55.6%56.4%41.3%2,07817.9
Herne BaySouth East55.9%+0.556.3%56.0%55.8%52.2%10,6748.6
OrkneyScotland55.9%−10.151.3%59.0%52.8%40.0%32011
IrvineScotland55.7%+6.556.6%56.8%54.5%54.5%4,94117.6
LivingstonScotland55.7%+5.056.3%57.6%53.8%47.6%2,9978.2
AlnwickNorth East55.5%+4.562.5%53.6%58.1%32.6%1,28214.6
WarringtonNorth West55.5%+0.255.5%55.7%55.4%48.6%7,55017.1
Bristol (Avonmouth)South West55.5%+1.855.4%56.3%54.5%51.2%9,40012.1
BridlingtonYorkshire and The Humber55.5%−0.955.6%59.3%51.8%44.0%3,02713
ChelmsfordEast of England55.4%–55.0%56.9%53.7%49.2%9,10720.9
EastbourneSouth East55.4%+3.356.6%54.8%56.2%50.2%6,03113.4
ReadingSouth East55.4%+5.655.4%55.6%55.1%52.7%9,2376.3
StevenageEast of England55.3%+10.455.8%55.9%54.6%48.5%4,6223.7
WorksopEast Midlands55.2%+1.956.2%57.1%53.1%47.9%5,97512.1
TrowbridgeSouth West55.2%+4.156.4%57.4%53.2%51.5%3,0745.6
Aberystwyth (Park Avenue)Wales55.1%+1.952.1%56.2%53.8%61.2%1,5297
Burton on TrentWest Midlands54.7%+0.656.5%55.8%53.3%43.9%7,27313.9
YorkYorkshire and The Humber54.4%+3.154.7%54.6%54.3%49.9%9,41616.3
WallaseyNorth West54.3%+4.754.4%52.9%56.0%40.1%96812.6
CarmarthenWales54.2%−0.254.1%54.2%54.2%44.1%2,7469.9
Newport (Isle of Wight)South East54.1%+1.756.4%54.4%53.9%44.9%3,6167.1
Beverley LGVlimited dataYorkshire and The Humber54.1%−1.064.5%50.5%60.3%45.0%159–
LlantrisantWales54.0%+3.455.5%52.5%56.2%45.0%9,9096.4
LouthEast Midlands53.9%−0.556.0%56.5%51.3%41.1%7409
Enfield (Innova Business Park)London53.9%−0.253.6%55.0%52.3%50.0%8,4122.4
Berwick-On-TweedNorth East53.9%−0.452.5%55.9%51.8%41.2%66622.1
Redhill AerodromeSouth East53.9%+4.553.5%54.8%52.8%49.7%5,40813.3
DumfriesScotland53.9%+6.959.2%51.9%56.6%41.0%2,26716.3
Cambridge (Brookmount Court)East of England53.8%+3.353.4%55.5%51.9%47.9%13,68924.3
Newton AbbotSouth West53.8%+1.954.5%56.1%51.3%46.9%6,59116
BedfordEast of England53.7%+3.854.4%54.8%52.3%46.8%8,8543.3
Tolworth (London)London53.6%+0.353.7%55.8%51.0%49.9%10,16423.1
Birmingham (Cocks Moors)limited dataWest Midlands53.5%–55.5%56.4%45.9%46.5%4864.7
PooleSouth West53.4%+5.053.0%54.6%52.1%45.1%10,3758.8
Castle DouglasScotland53.4%+3.260.4%50.9%56.7%32.0%54917.1
BridgendWales53.3%+0.255.1%52.9%53.8%43.0%5,9907.3
DurhamNorth East53.2%+3.654.8%53.7%52.6%47.8%9,45115.9
NuneatonWest Midlands53.2%+0.754.6%54.7%51.4%45.5%6,7649
DoncasterYorkshire and The Humber53.2%+11.253.3%53.6%52.8%49.1%7,33421.6
PeterheadScotland53.2%−4.653.3%52.2%54.9%41.1%2,6286.4
RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber53.1%+1.854.7%52.0%54.7%48.8%9,1347.1
HexhamNorth East53.0%−3.755.0%53.1%52.8%37.2%1,38817.9
LichfieldWest Midlands53.0%+4.453.3%54.4%51.6%46.0%5,94417
Bromley (London)London52.9%+1.252.9%56.0%49.5%51.0%13,2287.9
Chertsey (London)South East52.9%+2.652.5%53.8%51.9%47.3%9,08221.7
PeterboroughEast of England52.8%+2.653.2%54.5%50.8%47.6%10,55115.4
Yeading (London)London52.8%+5.950.9%54.0%50.0%51.9%6,7353
ChorleyNorth West52.8%+4.554.0%52.5%53.2%46.2%5,4155.4
PortsmouthSouth East52.8%+1.052.9%53.6%51.9%46.1%13,51816.1
SteetonYorkshire and The Humber52.8%+2.352.6%55.0%49.8%47.9%4,78415.6
DumbartonScotland52.8%−0.751.4%52.6%53.1%46.7%1,6594.4
UptonNorth West52.6%+2.654.9%52.5%52.7%47.5%10,77212.1
Hastings (Ore)South East52.4%+3.251.7%51.8%53.1%51.6%3,89217.1
OswestryWest Midlands52.4%−3.254.3%52.5%52.1%39.0%1,85111.7
Aberdeen South (Cove)Scotland52.4%+1.051.4%51.0%54.2%42.3%4,8589.1
Uxbridge (London)London52.3%+2.750.7%54.1%49.2%50.3%6,05116.3
WinchesterSouth East52.2%+4.350.0%53.4%51.0%45.3%4,60211.3
LincolnEast Midlands52.1%+2.352.5%53.6%50.4%44.5%6,19212.7
NorthamptonEast Midlands52.1%+1.751.8%52.9%51.0%45.9%13,5398.6
Rothesaylimited dataScotland52.0%–52.7%53.0%50.8%51.5%12521.7
Kings LynnEast of England51.9%+5.952.9%53.9%49.8%40.7%6,69416
MacclesfieldNorth West51.9%+2.052.2%53.7%49.8%44.7%4,50916.4
Bristol (Kingswood)South West51.9%−0.153.4%51.8%52.1%43.8%14,8635.9
WorcesterWest Midlands51.9%+1.352.3%54.0%49.6%44.4%11,59014
WrexhamWales51.9%−4.954.2%50.9%53.1%38.3%4,8197.1
Derby (Alvaston)East Midlands51.8%+0.552.9%54.4%49.1%46.3%8,08612.3
BlackpoolNorth West51.8%+2.251.9%51.6%52.0%47.7%8,9489.1
Bolton (Manchester)North West51.8%−4.952.8%53.5%50.0%46.7%11,57012.4
Leeds (Colton Mill)Yorkshire and The Humber51.8%–53.4%53.9%49.1%47.0%6,43213.9
Leeds (Fearnville)limited dataYorkshire and The Humber51.8%–52.8%54.2%48.9%47.6%4,676–
NelsonNorth West51.7%+3.852.1%56.2%47.2%49.4%5,95518.9
Erith (London)London51.6%+2.349.8%52.0%51.1%50.4%5,8098.6
West Wickham (London)London51.6%+0.752.3%51.2%52.1%50.8%12,2496
BletchleySouth East51.5%+5.849.6%52.0%50.9%47.9%9,4154
Hendon (London)London51.4%+1.949.9%54.3%47.4%51.0%11,08621.1
Mill Hill (London)London51.4%+0.350.3%52.8%49.7%51.2%9,79716.4
Sale (Manchester)North West51.4%+2.353.0%53.7%48.9%45.1%10,92118.3
BarnstapleSouth West51.4%−3.353.8%50.5%52.6%41.8%5,5627.4
RedditchWest Midlands51.4%+4.751.5%50.7%52.4%50.8%4,4834
RugbyWest Midlands51.4%+5.455.0%49.5%53.7%43.7%6,66410.8
Bishops StortfordEast of England51.3%+0.950.9%51.6%51.0%42.8%6,4095.9
Leicester (Wigston)East Midlands51.2%+7.350.2%53.0%48.8%46.1%18,86812.7
Merthyr TydfilWales51.2%−2.350.3%51.5%50.7%42.7%4,4468.9
SunderlandNorth East51.1%+4.051.3%51.2%51.1%42.7%10,4369
SwindonSouth West51.1%+1.850.8%51.6%50.5%45.4%12,85712.1
BuckieScotland51.1%−1.546.3%58.2%45.2%–2689.4
Morden (London)London51.0%+2.250.4%52.7%49.1%49.8%15,77019.1
HartlepoolNorth East51.0%+1.351.9%51.0%51.1%45.3%5,84715.1
ShrewsburyWest Midlands51.0%+1.853.2%51.5%50.4%41.3%5,06410.1
LlanelliWales51.0%no change52.4%48.9%53.5%43.2%4,3807
MonmouthWales51.0%−10.252.8%49.1%53.1%40.3%1,2834.7
BlythNorth East50.9%+3.753.9%49.7%52.4%39.4%6,97311.7
KirkcaldyScotland50.9%+3.449.7%52.5%49.1%44.1%4,31315.3
Borehamwood (London)East of England50.8%+4.049.2%51.2%50.2%48.4%7,19515.6
Slough (London)South East50.8%+5.248.4%54.1%46.8%46.3%10,50922.1
BostonEast Midlands50.7%no change52.8%52.0%49.1%39.9%4,7843.6
St AlbansEast of England50.7%+2.349.4%51.9%49.2%47.7%7,3366
GrangemouthScotland50.7%+4.350.4%51.1%50.2%40.0%3,76121.9
ColchesterEast of England50.6%+2.651.1%51.7%49.4%43.5%7,75612.1
Oxford (Cowley)South East50.6%+2.449.0%53.7%47.2%46.6%5,4194.4
TilburyEast of England50.4%+1.350.3%50.9%49.7%46.0%5,0835.2
Isleworth (Fleming Way)London50.4%−1.449.7%52.3%48.0%47.8%12,68720.9
Southampton (Maybush)South East50.3%+3.250.6%52.3%47.9%45.0%10,48014.4
Pembroke DockWales50.1%−7.850.5%49.6%50.7%43.2%1,7695.1
Nottingham (Chilwell)East Midlands49.9%+6.049.2%50.5%49.1%43.4%9,4155.1
Leighton Buzzard (Stanbridge Road)East of England49.9%−1.148.8%51.0%48.4%46.2%7,66725.1
Barnet (London)London49.9%no change48.8%51.4%47.7%48.1%12,39719.1
CallanderScotland49.9%+2.549.7%50.8%48.7%–33529.7
BishopbriggsScotland49.8%−0.753.6%47.2%53.3%41.7%6,18621
Pinner (London)London49.7%−0.648.5%53.8%45.6%47.6%14,36723.1
HorsforthYorkshire and The Humber49.7%−1.651.1%49.0%50.5%45.2%12,46611.6
Edinburgh (Musselburgh)Scotland49.4%+2.449.9%48.9%50.1%44.6%6,85019.7
AylesburySouth East49.3%+0.648.2%49.9%48.5%46.2%5,2557.3
HuddersfieldYorkshire and The Humber49.2%+0.849.4%50.6%47.4%43.4%10,56314.3
KetteringEast Midlands49.1%+3.150.1%49.6%48.5%41.0%11,8764.7
BasildonEast of England49.1%+3.549.0%48.2%50.5%45.2%8,3593.7
TottenhamLondon48.9%+1.048.1%51.2%45.6%48.0%9,8446.7
TelfordWest Midlands48.9%+5.048.1%52.0%45.9%43.9%4,96316
Newport (Gwent)Wales48.9%−2.150.1%49.6%48.0%41.6%8,2276.7
Perth (Arran Road)Scotland48.8%+2.847.2%53.7%43.8%38.5%2,64211.6
Sheffield (Middlewood Road)Yorkshire and The Humber48.7%+1.250.3%50.6%46.6%43.2%10,44217.3
PaisleyScotland48.6%+2.047.1%49.0%48.2%44.0%7,91218.1
Brentwood (London)East of England48.5%no change47.1%48.1%49.2%46.1%5,7915.3
SalisburySouth West48.5%−4.048.3%48.2%48.8%37.0%6,6306.1
Birmingham (Kingstanding)West Midlands48.5%+3.947.2%51.7%45.5%45.3%16,13316.1
Warwick (Wedgenock House)West Midlands48.5%+0.147.3%49.7%47.0%43.8%15,0709.8
GosforthNorth East48.4%+0.948.7%49.8%46.7%44.3%10,53121.1
Rochdale (Manchester)North West48.3%+7.148.6%50.1%45.7%42.8%11,5635.6
Clacton-on-SeaEast of England48.2%+0.848.9%46.8%50.1%43.8%4,8406.4
Aberdeen NorthScotland48.2%+5.148.5%47.4%48.9%40.7%3,90616.5
SwanseaWales48.2%−3.951.2%48.8%47.6%38.4%12,3757.3
HullYorkshire and The Humber47.9%+2.749.3%46.9%49.2%41.5%9,7064.4
GloucesterSouth West47.8%−1.848.3%47.6%47.9%36.5%7,42016.2
Bradford (Thornbury)Yorkshire and The Humber47.8%+0.747.5%50.7%43.4%42.3%10,8319.4
MiddlesbroughNorth East47.7%−0.647.1%48.3%47.0%43.6%8,85415.9
West Didsbury (Manchester)North West47.7%−3.248.1%50.3%44.7%43.1%17,80619.9
BodminSouth West47.5%+1.445.2%48.3%46.5%41.1%6,3925.4
AirdrieScotland47.4%+6.147.4%47.8%47.0%44.6%4,5997.1
GalashielsScotland47.4%−1.750.7%45.0%53.1%41.2%2,2415.1
Glasgow (Baillieston)Scotland47.4%+3.048.0%48.1%46.6%40.9%10,42820
ChesterNorth West47.3%+1.147.9%47.2%47.5%40.1%9,2127.5
DarlingtonNorth East47.1%−2.148.9%44.7%51.3%40.5%12,1837.6
Loughton (London)East of England47.0%−1.048.0%48.1%45.2%45.3%7,37620.9
Southend-on-SeaEast of England47.0%−1.147.0%46.6%47.5%41.0%7,52617.6
Mitcham (London)London47.0%−1.946.3%48.7%44.5%45.4%15,04616.1
PontefractYorkshire and The Humber46.9%−0.947.0%47.1%46.8%39.5%5,54415.7
Wood Green (London)London46.8%no change47.0%48.6%44.1%45.8%11,37911.8
ChaddertonNorth West46.8%+1.945.6%49.8%43.3%40.7%15,98816.1
ExeterSouth West46.8%−1.145.6%45.8%48.0%38.5%8,6796.4
Birmingham (Kings Heath)West Midlands46.8%−0.245.6%47.6%45.7%44.7%9,07210.1
Blackburn with DarwenNorth West46.6%−1.245.5%48.2%44.6%45.7%12,20513.1
PenzanceSouth West46.5%−2.743.4%47.5%45.8%37.7%50710.7
Cardiff (Llanishen)Wales46.5%−4.848.4%48.1%44.7%39.2%16,4017.7
HinckleyEast Midlands46.4%−1.946.2%46.5%46.2%37.5%4,8669.6
Nottingham (Colwick)East Midlands46.4%+0.947.6%45.8%47.3%42.4%15,15013.3
Hornchurch (London)London46.3%−2.045.9%47.0%45.2%43.4%8,69422.3
Bury (Manchester)North West46.3%+6.045.7%48.9%43.0%38.9%7,0245.7
LauncestonSouth West46.3%−2.047.0%43.8%50.0%34.8%3,9916.4
Bury St EdmundsEast of England46.2%+0.546.9%44.7%48.0%40.1%8,70212.7
WatfordEast of England46.2%−0.444.8%47.9%44.0%41.1%12,93915.1
Ashford (Kent)South East46.2%−5.845.9%45.7%46.9%42.1%5,4757.1
Enfield (Brancroft Way)London46.1%+3.751.1%47.7%41.8%50.0%3622.6
CanterburySouth East45.8%−4.546.3%44.6%47.6%43.0%4,6705.4
StaffordWest Midlands45.8%−0.345.8%45.6%46.1%33.8%5,36516.2
HeckmondwikeYorkshire and The Humber45.8%−0.945.8%48.8%42.8%41.2%5,47115.7
Inverness (Longman Drive)Scotland45.8%−0.145.2%45.3%46.5%39.7%3,2526.6
Burgess HillSouth East45.5%+2.345.6%44.0%47.3%40.4%11,23712.1
ScunthorpeYorkshire and The Humber45.4%+1.044.0%46.0%44.8%37.1%6,1035.6
WakefieldYorkshire and The Humber45.4%−1.346.6%46.6%44.0%40.1%11,65313.3
DudleyWest Midlands45.2%−0.545.1%48.0%42.1%41.5%13,72118
ScarboroughYorkshire and The Humber45.1%−6.645.2%44.8%45.4%36.4%3,5952.9
HalifaxYorkshire and The Humber45.0%+0.342.9%48.4%41.3%41.6%5,84513.6
Southall (London)London44.8%−1.441.8%46.9%40.8%41.7%8,5435.4
Carlisle LGV (Cars)limited dataNorth West44.7%−17.2–44.4%45.0%–470.6
Cheetham Hill (Manchester)North West44.7%+1.044.1%48.7%40.5%41.5%10,20710
Wanstead (London)London44.4%+4.042.2%46.1%41.7%42.1%8,25813
Birmingham (Garretts Green)West Midlands44.4%+2.442.0%46.9%40.7%41.0%22,48011.4
Atherton (Manchester)North West44.3%−0.145.1%45.7%42.4%37.9%13,03510
Glasgow (Anniesland)Scotland44.3%+3.544.3%45.5%43.2%41.2%6,17021.6
Sheffield (Handsworth)Yorkshire and The Humber44.1%−1.244.7%46.7%40.9%39.8%9,7886.1
CreweNorth West43.8%−0.642.6%44.4%43.1%37.8%4,99412.1
Goodmayes (London)London43.7%no change40.6%47.2%39.1%41.5%21,37411.8
Lowestoft(Mobbs Way)East of England43.3%−2.844.1%41.9%45.3%35.2%7,60318.4
CheltenhamSouth West43.2%−3.542.9%44.6%41.8%35.6%5,16117
StirlingScotland43.0%+4.344.3%43.6%42.5%33.7%2,74712.4
Birmingham (South Yardley)West Midlands42.8%+1.240.5%45.4%38.4%37.8%14,47111.9
Grimsby ColdwaterYorkshire and The Humber42.8%+0.143.1%42.0%43.8%35.9%5,3615.3
WidnesNorth West42.7%+2.641.3%42.0%43.7%37.6%6,8469.1
CrawleySouth East42.7%+2.642.7%41.6%44.5%39.0%11,30517.8
FolkestoneSouth East42.4%−3.042.2%40.5%45.4%34.3%7,8187.1
LoughboroughEast Midlands42.3%−1.442.6%42.4%42.3%33.2%5,50210.5
ElginScotland42.3%−2.241.3%42.2%42.4%35.0%2,9349.7
HamiltonScotland42.0%+2.540.7%41.9%42.1%34.5%6,11219.3
GreenockScotland41.7%−0.740.5%40.6%43.5%35.9%3,5477.9
Stoke-on-Trent (Newcastle-Under-Lyme)West Midlands41.6%+0.940.0%43.4%40.0%35.5%6,64619.1
Edinburgh (Currie)Scotland41.6%−1.642.8%41.0%42.3%36.0%6,20220.3
Greenford (Horsenden Lane)London41.4%+0.940.0%44.0%36.9%41.0%7,22218.4
BanburySouth East41.3%+1.439.6%40.8%41.7%35.8%9,06912.1
CardiganWales41.0%−8.839.5%40.0%42.1%38.2%1,1926
St Helens (Liverpool)North West40.9%+0.742.1%39.5%43.5%34.1%14,17411.4
PlymouthSouth West40.7%−0.138.8%38.3%43.7%34.5%11,1677.1
CamborneSouth West40.6%−0.737.8%41.4%39.8%30.0%6,2714.4
Stoke-On-Trent (Cobridge)West Midlands40.6%+1.838.7%41.4%39.6%35.2%8,41314
Belvedere (London)London40.5%+2.239.1%43.2%36.1%38.3%4,2454.3
Speke (Liverpool)North West40.5%+1.941.5%39.7%41.7%37.2%8,1597.5
Leicester (Cannock Street)East Midlands40.2%+2.538.5%42.3%37.3%35.3%14,1987.9
CoventryWest Midlands40.0%−2.338.3%41.1%38.4%35.6%13,77111.9
Chingford (London)London39.9%+3.437.5%41.8%36.8%38.3%13,12012.6
Glasgow (Shieldhall)Scotland39.9%+2.239.0%38.9%41.4%37.2%7,01918
LutonEast of England39.2%−0.935.8%41.6%36.6%36.5%7,7599.9
Norris Green (Liverpool)North West37.8%−0.936.0%36.7%39.2%34.9%13,47218
GatesheadNorth East37.5%+0.137.1%37.2%37.9%32.7%9,51211.1
FeatherstoneWest Midlands36.4%+2.335.1%38.2%34.3%35.3%13,19311.9
Dunfermline (Vine)Scotland36.4%−6.936.4%33.3%40.6%30.0%5,52911.6
WednesburyWest Midlands35.0%−1.431.5%37.9%32.2%30.2%7,50813.1
WolverhamptonWest Midlands34.3%+0.933.4%37.5%30.8%27.2%11,56115.9

Pass rates, first attempts, men, women, automatic cars and tests: April 2025 to March 2026. On year: change in points from 2024–25. Wait: median weeks for tests taken in September 2026. "Limited data" marks centres with too few tests or months for a fair comparison. Source: DVSA tables DRT122A, DRT122C, DRT122E and DRT122F, OGL v3.0.

What a pass rate can and can't tell you

Every examiner marks to the same national standard, so a high pass rate doesn't mean a centre is "easy". It mostly reflects who tests there: quieter rural centres see fewer people on repeat attempts and fewer who booked early just to get a slot. Busy city centres see more of both.

Your own chances depend far more on how ready you are than on the centre. Taking your test where you learned, on roads you know, is usually worth more than a few points of pass rate somewhere else. If you do want to compare, the first-attempt rate is the fairer number. More in how to read pass rates.

Northern Ireland's tests are run by the DVA, which publishes pass rates by centre each quarter: 52.5% over July 2025 to June 2026, highest at Armagh (63.4%); see Northern Ireland. In Ireland the RSA's 12-month rate was 52.3%, highest at Clifden (74.0%); see Irish centres. Neither is ranked with Great Britain because the periods and rules differ.