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Barnet (London) driving test centre
49.9% of car practical tests taken at Barnet (London) passed in 2025-26, from 12,397 tests. Pass rates, local road types and how we prepare you for this centre.
Barnet (London) pass rates
Pass rate 2025-26
49.9%
6,182 passes
National average
50%
-0.1 points here
Tests conducted
12,397
about 1,033 a month
Best published year
49.9%
2025-26
12,397 car practical tests were taken at Barnet (London) in 2025-26 and 49.9% of them passed. The national average that year was 50%, so this centre sits in line with the rest of Great Britain. It is up on 2019-20, when 39.4% passed.
Over the published years the rate has moved between 39.4% in 2019-20 and 49.9% in 2025-26, so a single year's figure is a weak guide on its own. In 2025-26 the rate was 51.4% for male candidates and 47.7% for female candidates. That works out at roughly 1,033 tests a month, which is what waiting times at Barnet (London) depend on more than the pass rate does.
- Barnet (London)
- National average
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate | National | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 12,397 | 6,182 | 49.9% | 50% | 51.4% | 47.7% |
| 2024-25 | 9,720 | 4,849 | 49.9% | 48.7% | 51.2% | 48% |
| 2023-24 | 10,283 | 4,957 | 48.2% | 47.9% | 48.7% | 47.4% |
| 2022-23 | 7,294 | 3,473 | 47.6% | 48.4% | 48.8% | 46% |
| 2021-22 | 5,926 | 2,727 | 46% | 48.9% | 47.8% | 43.7% |
| 2019-20 | 5,028 | 1,982 | 39.4% | 45.9% | 43.5% | 35.1% |
Source: DVSA table DRT122A, car practical driving test pass rates by test centre, published on GOV.UK. Figures are financial years running April to March.
Where Barnet (London) test centre is
Arrive ten minutes early and park where you can pull out easily. The waiting room is small at most centres, so your instructor will normally wait in the car park while you take the test.
Driving out of Barnet (London)
Tests from Barnet (London) run mostly on wide urban a-roads, pedestrian crossings in series and tight residential turns. Those road types sit close together, so several of them can appear in the first ten minutes.
Emerging from side roads with parked cars blocking the view is the recurring test of observation. The independent drive tends to follow signs through the busiest part of the network. Barnet (London) covers a wide slice of Greater London, and instructors who teach it weekly know which approach roads back up.
Barnet (London) takes candidates from across Greater London, so plenty arrive having learned on a different road mix. That usually shows in the first five minutes of the drive.
Most learners who retake at Barnet (London) say the driving was fine and the pressure was not.
Roads you are likely to meet
Wide urban A-roads
Pedestrian crossings in series
Tight residential turns
- Emerging from side roads with parked cars blocking the view is the recurring test of observation.
- The independent drive tends to follow signs through the busiest part of the network.
- Barnet (London) covers a wide slice of Greater London, and instructors who teach it weekly know which approach roads back up.
Test routes are no longer published by the DVSA, and examiners vary them. Treat this as a guide to the local road types rather than a route list. Book your test and check availability on GOV.UK.
Where marks are lost at Barnet (London)
Looking further ahead
Crossings, delivery vans and doors opening: the examiner is judging whether you saw it coming, not how quickly you braked.
Parked cars and passing gaps
Leave a door's width past parked cars, and give way early enough that the oncoming driver can see you have decided.
How we prepare you for this centre
Time on the real roads
We plan the final sessions around Barnet (London) itself, so the wide urban a-roads you meet on test day are ones you have already driven.
A full mock test
A full-length mock from the Barnet (London) area, scored on the DVSA sheet so you see exactly where the marks went.
Manoeuvres in real locations
All four test manoeuvres, practised in the kind of streets examiners around Barnet (London) actually use.
The paperwork and the routine
We walk the whole sequence — arrival, documents, eyesight check, independent drive — so nothing on the day is new.
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Barnet (London) test centre FAQs
What are the test routes like at Barnet (London)?
The DVSA stopped publishing official routes, and examiners vary them. In practice, routes from Barnet (London) draw on wide urban a-roads, pedestrian crossings in series, tight residential turns, so those are the conditions to rehearse rather than a fixed sequence of streets.
What do learners most often fail on at Barnet (London)?
looking further ahead, parked cars and passing gaps — all of which come directly from the road types on the local network.
Can I take an intensive course and test at Barnet (London)?
Yes. We match you with a DVSA approved instructor who teaches on these roads day to day, and we look for the earliest practical slot at Barnet (London).
How do I book a practical test at Barnet (London)?
Practical tests are booked through GOV.UK with your provisional licence and theory certificate numbers. We can check cancellations for you once your course dates are set.
What happens when I get to Barnet (London)?
Arrive with your provisional licence and a car that is legal, insured for the test and has no warning lights showing. We handle that side if you use one of our instructors' cars.
Is Barnet (London) an easy test centre?
Pass rates are published by the DVSA, but they say more about the mix of candidates than the difficulty of the routes. Practising the road types above will move your odds more than switching centres.
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