Pembroke Dock driving test centre
The pass rate, how long you'll wait for a test, and the other centres nearby.
Pembroke Dock's pass rate fell from 58% to 50% in a year.
Quick answers
- Where is it? Ground Floor, Captain Superintendents Building, The Dockyard, Pembroke Dock, SA72 6TD. Directions
- What's the pass rate? 50% overall (manual 52%, automatic 43%), compared with the 50% national average.
- How long is the wait? If you book now, expect about 1 month. 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? None within half an hour. The nearest is Cardigan, about 30 miles away in a straight line.
Waiting times
Over the last 12 months, the typical wait here averaged about 3 months, up from about 2½ months in the 12 months before.
Before the pandemic, from May 2019 to February 2020, the typical wait here averaged about 1 month.
| Year | Pembroke Dock | Great Britain |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 month | 1½ months |
| 2020 | 1½ months | 2½ months |
| 2021 | 3 months | 4 months |
| 2022 | 2½ months | 2½ months |
| 2023 | 3 months | 2½ months |
| 2024 | 2 months | 2 months |
| 2025 | 2½ months | 2½ months |
| 2026 | 3 months | 2½ months |
2019 starts in May and 2026 runs to September.
See how waits have changed across Britain in our report on driving test waiting times.
Other test centres nearby
No other test centre is within half an hour's drive of Pembroke Dock. The nearest is Cardigan, about 30 miles away in a straight line.
Pass rate over the years
In the 12 months to March 2026, Pembroke Dock's pass rate was 50%, the same as across Great Britain.
The automatic pass rate here was lower than manual, as it is almost everywhere: 43%, compared with 52%. That gap is about the same as at most centres. Its automatic pass rate is around the middle of the 267 centres that ran 100 or more automatic tests. 17% of tests here were in automatic cars, compared with 29% across Great Britain.
Women had a higher pass rate than men here: 51%, compared with 50%. Across Great Britain it was the other way round: men's pass rate was 51% and women's 49%.
| Year | Tests | Pass rate | Place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Manual | Automatic | |||
| 2025 to 2026 | 1,769 | 50.1% | 51.5% | 43.2% | 166th of 276 |
| 2024 to 2025 | 2,077 | 57.9% | 60.2% | 46.5% | 38th of 275 |
| 2023 to 2024 | 2,077 | 52.1% | 53.2% | 44.4% | 86th of 277 |
| 2022 to 2023 | 1,773 | 64.6% | 65.3% | 58.9% | 5th of 271 |
| 2021 to 2022 | 2,459 | 62.5% | 63.1% | 55.8% | 18th 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 Pembroke.
Frequently asked questions
What's the pass rate for automatic cars at Pembroke Dock?
43% in the 12 months to March 2026, compared with Britain's automatic pass rate of 45%.
How can I get a test sooner at Pembroke Dock?
Check gov.uk often: tests other people cancel come back up there.
How busy is Pembroke Dock test centre?
It ran 1,769 car tests in the 12 months to March 2026. Only 63 of Britain's 311 test centres ran fewer.
Can I move my test from Pembroke Dock 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 nearest other centre is Cardigan, about 30 miles away in a straight line.
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.