Bromley driving test centre
The pass rate, how long you'll wait for a test, and the other centres nearby.
Quick answers
- Where is it? 121-123 Burnt Ash Lane, Bromley, BR1 5AB. Directions
- What's the pass rate? 53% overall (manual 55%, automatic 51%), compared with the 50% national average.
- How long is the wait? If you book now, expect about 2 months. Check gov.uk for the real earliest date.
- Is it hard to pass? About average: it's around the middle of Britain's 276 bigger test centres.
- What's nearby? West Wickham is the closest, 15 minutes away. Its pass rate is 52% and its typical wait about 1½ months. Belvedere, 27 minutes away, has a shorter wait, about 1 month, and a pass rate of 41%.
Waiting times
Over the last 12 months, the typical wait here averaged about 3 months, down from about 3½ months in the 12 months before. Waits here have been falling, so yours could be shorter.
| Year | Bromley | Great Britain |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2½ months | 2½ months |
| 2021 | 4½ months | 4 months |
| 2022 | 4½ months | 2½ months |
| 2023 | 3 months | 2½ months |
| 2024 | 2 months | 2 months |
| 2025 | 3½ months | 2½ months |
| 2026 | 3 months | 2½ months |
2026 runs to September.
See how waits have changed across Britain in our report on driving test waiting times.
Other test centres nearby
There are four other centres within half an hour's drive. Of those, Belvedere has the shortest wait, about 1 month, and Sidcup the highest pass rate, 59%.
| Test centre | Driving time | Pass rate | Typical wait | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Manual | Automatic | |||
| West Wickham (London) 5 miles by road | 15 minutes | 51.6% | 52.1% | 50.8% | 1½ months |
| Sidcup (London) 6 miles by road | 17 minutes | 58.7% | 60.6% | 56.7% | 5½ months |
| Belvedere (London) 10 miles by road | 27 minutes | 40.5% | 42.6% | 38.3% | 1 month |
| Mitcham (London) 9 miles by road | 29 minutes | 47.0% | 48.5% | 45.4% | 3½ months |
Driving times are without traffic.
Pass rate over the years
In the 12 months to March 2026, Bromley's pass rate was 53%, compared with 50% across Great Britain. It has been above Britain's pass rate for the last five years. It wasn't always that way: in the 12 months to March 2020, the first year DVSA has figures for it, it was 41%, below Britain's pass rate of 46%.
The automatic pass rate here was lower than manual, as it is almost everywhere: 51%, compared with 55%. That gap is narrower than at most centres. Only 42 of the 267 centres that ran 100 or more automatic tests had a higher automatic pass rate. 49% of tests here were in automatic cars, compared with 29% across Great Britain.
Men had a higher pass rate than women here: 56%, compared with 50%. That's a wider gap than across Great Britain, where men's pass rate was 51% and women's 49%.
| Year | Tests | Pass rate | Place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Manual | Automatic | |||
| 2025 to 2026 | 13,228 | 52.9% | 54.7% | 51.0% | 108th of 276 |
| 2024 to 2025 | 10,868 | 51.7% | 53.9% | 49.1% | 95th of 275 |
| 2023 to 2024 | 10,610 | 51.3% | 54.3% | 47.3% | 98th of 277 |
| 2022 to 2023 | 7,335 | 53.8% | 55.3% | 50.9% | 73rd of 271 |
| 2021 to 2022 | 6,783 | 50.5% | 52.5% | 46.0% | 137th of 280 |
Each year runs from April to March.
Compare every centre in our report on driving test pass rates.
Before your test
In the weeks before your test, ask your instructor to take you round the roads near the centre, and practise the faults learners make most often. If you're still looking for an instructor, see who teaches in Bromley.
Frequently asked questions
What's the pass rate for automatic cars at Bromley?
51% in the 12 months to March 2026, compared with Britain's automatic pass rate of 45%.
How can I get a test sooner at Bromley?
Check gov.uk often: tests other people cancel come back up there. Or book a centre nearby: Belvedere, 27 minutes away, had a typical wait of about 1 month.
How busy is Bromley test centre?
It ran 13,228 car tests in the 12 months to March 2026. Only 24 of Britain's 311 test centres ran more.
Can I move my test from Bromley to another centre?
Yes. You can move it to any centre with a free date, on gov.uk. Before you do, check your instructor can take you there, and bear in mind it's harder to pass on roads you don't know. The closest other centre is West Wickham, about 15 minutes away by road.
Figures from DVSA: pass rates for the 12 months to March 2026, waits for September 2026, published 14 October 2026. Driving times by road, from OpenRouteService. How we worked these out.