North West driving test centres

A regional view of published DVSA waiting times and pass rates. Figures are not live availability.

Average published wait
21.5 weeks
Shortest published wait
5.8 weeks
Longest published wait
24 weeks
Highest published pass rate
69.6%

Centres in North West

Showing 32 test centres

Compare selected centres
Driving test centre comparison data sourced from published DVSA statistics.
Test centreTownRegionPublished waiting timePass rateLast updatedActions
Atherton (Manchester) Atherton North West 24 weeks 44.3% 8 July 2026 View details
Barrow In Furness Barrow In Furness North West 5.8 weeks 69.6% 8 July 2026 View details
Blackburn with Darwen Blackburn with Darwen North West 23.6 weeks 46.6% 8 July 2026 View details
Blackpool Blackpool North West 16.6 weeks 51.8% 8 July 2026 View details
Bolton (Manchester) Bolton North West 24 weeks 51.8% 8 July 2026 View details
Bredbury (Manchester) Bredbury North West 22.6 weeks 56.0% 8 July 2026 View details
Bury (Manchester) Bury North West 24 weeks 46.3% 8 July 2026 View details
Carlisle Carlisle North West 24 weeks 58.7% 8 July 2026 View details
Carlisle LGV (Cars) Carlisle LGV North West 24 weeks 44.7% 8 July 2026 View details
Chadderton Chadderton North West 22.4 weeks 46.8% 8 July 2026 View details
Cheetham Hill (Manchester) Cheetham Hill North West 24 weeks 44.7% 8 July 2026 View details
Chester Chester North West 23.2 weeks 47.3% 8 July 2026 View details
Chorley Chorley North West 23 weeks 52.8% 8 July 2026 View details
Crewe Crewe North West 23.6 weeks 43.8% 8 July 2026 View details
Heysham Heysham North West 19.2 weeks 59.2% 8 July 2026 View details
Kendal (Oxenholme Road) Kendal North West 18.4 weeks 65.1% 8 July 2026 View details
Macclesfield Macclesfield North West 19.8 weeks 51.9% 8 July 2026 View details
Nelson Nelson North West 21.8 weeks 51.7% 8 July 2026 View details
Norris Green (Liverpool) Norris Green North West 23 weeks 37.8% 8 July 2026 View details
Northwich Northwich North West 24 weeks 57.6% 8 July 2026 View details
Preston Preston North West 24 weeks 56.3% 8 July 2026 View details
Rochdale (Manchester) Rochdale North West 23.2 weeks 48.3% 8 July 2026 View details
Sale (Manchester) Sale North West 24 weeks 51.4% 8 July 2026 View details
Southport (Liverpool) Southport North West 22.8 weeks 56.5% 8 July 2026 View details
Speke (Liverpool) Speke North West 21 weeks 40.5% 8 July 2026 View details
St Helens (Liverpool) St Helens North West 14.8 weeks 40.9% 8 July 2026 View details
Upton Upton North West 22.2 weeks 52.6% 8 July 2026 View details
Wallasey Wallasey North West 19.8 weeks 54.3% 8 July 2026 View details
Warrington Warrington North West 20 weeks 55.5% 8 July 2026 View details
West Didsbury (Manchester) West Didsbury North West 24 weeks 47.7% 8 July 2026 View details
Widnes Widnes North West 18.4 weeks 42.7% 8 July 2026 View details
Workington Workington North West 23.4 weeks 61.9% 8 July 2026 View details

Understanding the regional figures

Regional averages include valid numeric DVSA records only. A centre with a missing value is kept in the directory but excluded from that calculation. Pass rates do not measure centre difficulty, and waiting times do not show appointments available now.

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Data source and date

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency. Latest waiting-time records were published 8 July 2026; pass rates cover April 2025 to March 2026.

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