There is one test centre where passing is much more likely
There are a few spots in Liverpool where you’re actually more likely to pass your driving test the first time round. Law Trucks have created their Driving Test Report, which helped rank test centres in Merseyside based on their average pass rate over a year period.
Research on GOV.UK shows that, on average, it takes people around 45 hours of driving lessons with a driving instructor plus 22 hours of private practice to pass their test – and that’s just if you pass first time around. While some learner drivers can take off the L-plates after their first attempt, others need more than five chances before passing, which can quickly add up.
The data around each test centre’s pass rate in Merseyside was taken from the GOV.UK, which took an average from April 2023 – March 2024.
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So where is the best place in Merseyside to take your test to get a higher chance of passing the first time around?
Southport is the centre to go to in Merseyside to increase your chances of passing first time – with a 56.3% pass rate, more than one in two people will secure their certificate from this test centre.
Upton test centre is not far behind. Out of 10,289 tests conducted, 47.6% passed – just less than half. Wallasey was the quietest test centre, with only 1,816 tests conducted.
Wallasey and St Helens are somewhere in the middle, with an average pass rate of 42.6% and 38.6%.
Norris Green is the busiest test centre, with 14,056 tests conducted between April 2023 and March 2024. However, only 5,104 passed their test – a pass rate of 36.3%.
But the Speke test centre has a much lower pass rate compared to other centres in the area. Out of 9,213 tests conducted, only 33.1% passed.
