Hertfordshire · East of England
Borehamwood (London) driving test centre
50.8% of car practical tests taken at Borehamwood (London) passed in 2025-26, from 7,195 tests. Pass rates, local road types and how we prepare you for this centre.
Borehamwood (London) pass rates
Pass rate 2025-26
50.8%
3,652 passes
National average
50%
+0.8 points here
Tests conducted
7,195
about 600 a month
Best published year
53.7%
2020-21
7,195 car practical tests were taken at Borehamwood (London) in 2025-26 and 50.8% of them passed. The national average that year was 50%, so this centre sits in line with the rest of Great Britain. That is broadly where it stood in 2019-20 (50.7%).
Over the published years the rate has moved between 46.8% in 2024-25 and 53.7% in 2020-21, so a single year's figure is a weak guide on its own. That works out at roughly 600 tests a month, which is what waiting times at Borehamwood (London) depend on more than the pass rate does.
- Borehamwood (London)
- National average
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate | National | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 7,195 | 3,652 | 50.8% | 50% | 51.2% | 50.2% |
| 2024-25 | 7,798 | 3,650 | 46.8% | 48.7% | 49.1% | 43.3% |
| 2023-24 | 7,957 | 3,797 | 47.7% | 47.9% | 49.1% | 45.6% |
| 2022-23 | 5,783 | 2,985 | 51.6% | 48.4% | 52% | 51.1% |
| 2021-22 | 4,129 | 2,151 | 52.1% | 48.9% | 53.9% | 49.8% |
| 2020-21 | 1,496 | 803 | 53.7% | 49.8% | 58.3% | 48% |
| 2019-20 | 3,312 | 1,679 | 50.7% | 45.9% | 54.6% | 46.9% |
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.
Driving out of Borehamwood (London)
Tests from Borehamwood (London) run mostly on shopping-street traffic, national-speed-limit link roads and hilly residential turns. Those road types sit close together, so several of them can appear in the first ten minutes.
Routes leave the built-up area quickly, so speed adjustment between limits is heavily assessed. Expect at least one manoeuvre on a residential street with parked cars. Learners across East of England often book here without practising locally first — the road types above are the gap to close.
Borehamwood (London) takes candidates from across Hertfordshire, so plenty arrive having learned on a different road mix. That usually shows in the first five minutes of the drive.
The aim is simple: nothing on the drive should be new on the day.
Roads you are likely to meet
Shopping-street traffic
National-speed-limit link roads
Hilly residential turns
- Routes leave the built-up area quickly, so speed adjustment between limits is heavily assessed.
- Expect at least one manoeuvre on a residential street with parked cars.
- Learners across East of England often book here without practising locally first — the road types above are the gap to close.
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 Borehamwood (London)
Hill starts and control
Roll-back is one of the fastest ways to pick up a serious fault here. Practise moving away uphill with the handbrake until it feels automatic.
Priority on narrow streets
The recurring fault is stopping in the gap rather than before it, then having nowhere to go when something comes the other way.
How we prepare you for this centre
Practice where you will be marked
Your instructor works the roads around Borehamwood (London) in the sessions before your test — shopping-street traffic included — not generic estate roads.
A marked mock run
Run silently and scored properly — no coaching mid-drive — then debriefed fault by fault.
Manoeuvres to standard
Bay park, parallel park, pull up on the right and forward bay — rehearsed on live roads near the centre rather than an empty car park.
Everything around the drive
Paperwork, show me / tell me questions and the independent drive, run through in advance.
Courses that suit test-centre prep
Borehamwood (London) test centre FAQs
What are the test routes like at Borehamwood (London)?
The DVSA stopped publishing official routes, and examiners vary them. In practice, routes from Borehamwood (London) draw on shopping-street traffic, national-speed-limit link roads, hilly residential turns, so those are the conditions to rehearse rather than a fixed sequence of streets.
What do learners most often fail on at Borehamwood (London)?
hill starts and control, priority on narrow streets — all of which come directly from the road types on the local network.
Can I take an intensive course and test at Borehamwood (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 Borehamwood (London).
How do I book a practical test at Borehamwood (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.
How early should I arrive at Borehamwood (London)?
Ten minutes early is enough. Bring your provisional licence; the eyesight check happens outside before you get in the car, so know which plate you can read.
Should I travel to a different centre instead?
We will not sell you a pass rate. Published DVSA figures reflect who books there as much as the roads, and a centre an hour away that you cannot practise around is a worse bet than the one your instructor drives every week.
Not sure how many hours you need?
Answer four quick questions and we will recommend a course based on your experience, not a sales target.