Pinner driving test centre
The pass rate, how long you'll wait for a test, and the other centres nearby.
Quick answers
- Where is it? 221 Tolcarne Drive, Pinner, HA5 2DZ. Directions
- What's the pass rate? 50% overall (manual 52%, automatic 48%), compared with the 50% national average.
- How long is the wait? If you book now, expect about 5½ 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? Yeading is the closest, 20 minutes away. Its pass rate is 53% and its typical wait less than a month.
Waiting times
Over the last 12 months, the typical wait here averaged about 5 months, about the same as in the 12 months before.
The wait here has been longer than Britain's typical wait in six of the last eight years.
Before the pandemic, from May 2019 to February 2020, the typical wait here averaged about 1½ months.
| Year | Pinner | Great Britain |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1½ months | 1½ months |
| 2020 | 2½ months | 2½ months |
| 2021 | 5 months | 4 months |
| 2022 | 4 months | 2½ months |
| 2023 | 4 months | 2½ months |
| 2024 | 4½ months | 2 months |
| 2025 | 5 months | 2½ months |
| 2026 | 5 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
There are ten other centres within half an hour's drive. Of those, Yeading has the shortest wait, less than a month, and the highest pass rate too, 53%. The table shows the closest eight.
| Test centre | Driving time | Pass rate | Typical wait | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Manual | Automatic | |||
| Yeading (London) 7 miles by road | 20 minutes | 52.8% | 53.2% | 51.9% | Less than a month |
| Watford 7 miles by road | 20 minutes | 46.2% | 49.2% | 41.1% | 3½ months |
| Greenford (Horsenden Lane) 6 miles by road | 21 minutes | 41.4% | 41.8% | 41.0% | 4 months |
| Southall (London) 7 miles by road | 22 minutes | 44.8% | 46.6% | 41.7% | 1 month |
| Uxbridge (London) 8 miles by road | 23 minutes | 52.3% | 53.4% | 50.3% | 4 months |
| Borehamwood (London) 10 miles by road | 26 minutes | 50.8% | 52.5% | 48.4% | 3½ months |
| Mill Hill (London) 8 miles by road | 26 minutes | 51.4% | 51.7% | 51.2% | 4 months |
| Slough (London) 14 miles by road | 27 minutes | 50.8% | 53.9% | 46.3% | 5 months |
Driving times are without traffic.
Pass rate over the years
In the 12 months to March 2026, Pinner'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: 48%, compared with 52%. That gap is narrower than at most centres. Its automatic pass rate is around the middle of the 267 centres that ran 100 or more automatic tests. 50% of tests here were in automatic cars, compared with 29% across Great Britain.
Men had a higher pass rate than women here: 54%, compared with 46%. 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 | 14,367 | 49.7% | 51.9% | 47.6% | 171st of 276 |
| 2024 to 2025 | 14,672 | 50.3% | 52.3% | 48.1% | 123rd of 275 |
| 2023 to 2024 | 15,263 | 50.8% | 52.6% | 48.7% | 110th of 277 |
| 2022 to 2023 | 14,151 | 48.4% | 50.2% | 45.9% | 152nd of 271 |
| 2021 to 2022 | 14,656 | 48.5% | 50.0% | 45.9% | 165th 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 Harrow.
Frequently asked questions
What's the pass rate for automatic cars at Pinner?
48% in the 12 months to March 2026, compared with Britain's automatic pass rate of 45%.
How can I get a test sooner at Pinner?
Check gov.uk often: tests other people cancel come back up there. Or book a centre nearby: Yeading, 20 minutes away, had a typical wait of less than a month.
How busy is Pinner test centre?
It ran 14,367 car tests in the 12 months to March 2026. Only 14 of Britain's 311 test centres ran more.
Can I move my test from Pinner 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 Yeading, about 20 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.