Britain's 10 easiest driving test centres
The ten test centres where learners are most likely to pass, and whether it's worth travelling to one.
Megan Watkins, Drivepal Founder·Updated 14 October 2026
These ten have the highest pass rates of Britain's bigger test centres. Together they have a pass rate of 67%, compared with 50% across Britain.
Most are in country towns, away from big cities. Quieter roads most likely give you fewer chances to slip up.
The ten easiest
Their pass rates run from 64% at Malton to 70% at Montrose.
| # | Test centre | Tests in 2025 to 2026 | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scotland | 621 | 70.0% |
| 2 | East Midlands | 1,984 | 69.7% |
| 3 | North West | 1,699 | 69.6% |
| 4 | South West | 4,353 | 69.0% |
| 5 | Wales | 737 | 68.1% |
| 6 | Scotland | 760 | 67.4% |
| 7 | Scotland | 605 | 67.4% |
| 8 | North West | 2,231 | 65.1% |
| 9 | South East | 5,726 | 64.5% |
| 10 | Yorkshire and The Humber | 876 | 64.3% |
Highest pass rate first. Only centres that ran at least 500 tests in the 12 months to March 2026, so no figure rests on a handful of results.
A pass rate is an average. It can't tell you your own chances on roads you've never driven.
Pulling further ahead
Britain's pass rate went from 49% the year before to 50%, its highest since 2007. These ten centres went from 63% to 67%.
They're not where most people test, though. Between them they ran 19,592 tests in the 12 months to March 2026: less than 1% of all the tests in Britain.
Even higher, but tiny
A few centres have even higher pass rates. They run so few tests that one or two results move them a long way: these five ran between 8 and 146 tests in the 12 months to March 2026. That's why they aren't in the ranking.
| Test centre | Tests in 2025 to 2026 | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Isles of Scilly | 8 | 75.0% |
| Isle of Mull | 42 | 73.8% |
| Gairloch | 49 | 73.5% |
| Pitlochry | 146 | 73.3% |
| Benbecula Island | 107 | 72.9% |
Should you travel to one?
Probably not. Most people who pass at these centres live nearby and have driven those roads for months. That's a big part of why the pass rates are high. You'd arrive without that, on roads you don't know.
A centre a short drive away can make sense, especially if your instructor knows its routes. Travelling hours to one of these usually doesn't. If it's the wait you want to cut, see driving test waiting times across Britain.
If you're tempted, ask your instructor which nearby centre they'd pick for you, and why.
Frequently asked questions
What's the easiest driving test centre in Britain?
Of the centres that ran at least 500 tests in the 12 months to March 2026, Montrose had the highest pass rate, at 70%. A few tiny centres, like the Isles of Scilly, have higher pass rates from only a handful of tests: see even higher, but tiny.
What's the easiest driving test centre in London?
Sidcup, with a pass rate of 59% in the 12 months to March 2026. That's the highest of London's centres that ran at least 500 tests.
What's the easiest driving test centre in Scotland?
Montrose, with a pass rate of 70% in the 12 months to March 2026. It's the easiest in Britain too. Next in Scotland is Arbroath, at 67%.
Can anyone book a test at these centres?
Yes. Anyone can book any centre in Britain, and living nearby doesn't put you ahead in the queue. The catch is the trip: you'd need to get yourself, and usually your instructor and their car, there on the day.
Does a high pass rate mean I'll pass?
No. It's an average of everyone who tested at that centre in the year. Someone who's practised on the routes there has very different chances from someone who hasn't.
Or see the other end of the table: Britain's 10 hardest driving test centres.
How we worked this out
Everything here comes from DVSA's statistics for practical car tests at every test centre in Great Britain, for the 12 months from April 2025 to March 2026. DVSA calls this its 2025-26 financial year.
A centre's pass rate is the tests passed there in the year divided by the tests taken. The pass rates for men and women are worked out the same way. We don't adjust or smooth anything.
The rankings leave out centres that ran fewer than 500 tests in the year, because at a handful of tests one good or bad month can swing a pass rate a long way. Northern Ireland isn't included: its tests are run by a different agency, the DVA, which publishes its own figures.
DVSA doesn't publish figures by region, so we put each centre in its region from its postcode. A region's pass rate is all its passes divided by all its tests, the same way as for Britain as a whole.
Source: DVSA: Car driving test data by test centre. Released under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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