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[Home](/) 2. / [Driving test centres](/driving-test-centres) 3. / Hertfordshire London & the South East # Driving test centres in Hertfordshire Every DVSA practical test centre in Hertfordshire, with a guide to the road types each one's routes use. 7 centres covered, including Bishops Stortford, Borehamwood (London), Hemel Hempstead (Fire Station), Letchworth, St Albans, Stevenage. ## All 7 centres in Hertfordshire [ Bishops Stortford Busy high streets · Multi-lane roundabouts · Residential roads ](/driving-test-centres/bishops-stortford)[ Borehamwood (London) Shopping-street traffic · National-speed-limit link roads · Hilly residential turns ](/driving-test-centres/borehamwood-london)[ Hemel Hempstead (Fire Station) Shopping-street traffic · National-speed-limit link roads · Hilly residential turns ](/driving-test-centres/hemel-hempstead-fire-station)[ Letchworth Shopping-street traffic · National-speed-limit link roads · Hilly residential turns ](/driving-test-centres/letchworth)[ St Albans Historic narrow streets · Country lanes · A-roads ](/driving-test-centres/st-albans)[ Stevenage Signal-controlled crossroads · Bus gates · Back-street rat runs ](/driving-test-centres/stevenage)[ Watford Ring road · Multi-lane roundabouts · Residential streets ](/driving-test-centres/watford) ## What the driving is like around Hertfordshire Put the Hertfordshire centres side by side and the road mix is busy high streets, multi-lane roundabouts, residential roads, shopping-street traffic, national-speed-limit link roads and hilly residential turns. No single lesson plan covers all of it, which is why we prepare you around your booked centre rather than the county. Route memorisation does not work here, and has not since 2010. Preparation that does work: repeated practice on busy high streets, multi-lane roundabouts and residential roads in the conditions your test is booked for. Centre by centre — Bishops Stortford: busy high streets, multi-lane roundabouts and residential roads. Lane discipline on the ring road is where most marks are lost.. Borehamwood (London): shopping-street traffic, national-speed-limit link roads and hilly residential turns. Routes leave the built-up area quickly, so speed adjustment between limits is heavily assessed.. Hemel Hempstead (Fire Station): shopping-street traffic, national-speed-limit link roads and hilly residential turns. A calmer centre than the nearby cities, but the rural sections catch people out on speed and positioning.. Letchworth: shopping-street traffic, national-speed-limit link roads and hilly residential turns. Mini-roundabouts are the usual stumbling block — they still need proper observation and signalling.. St Albans: historic narrow streets, country lanes and a-roads. Routes often leave the city quickly for unlit rural roads with sharp bends.. Stevenage: signal-controlled crossroads, bus gates and back-street rat runs. Hesitation at busy junctions is the most common fault here — commit once the gap is genuinely there.. Watford: ring road, multi-lane roundabouts and residential streets. Lane discipline on the ring road is the single biggest fault area here.. ## What our instructors flag in Hertfordshire Lane discipline on the ring road is where most marks are lost., Expect a spell at 40mph or more before dropping straight back into 30mph streets., Bishops Stortford covers a wide slice of Hertfordshire, and instructors who teach it weekly know which approach roads back up., Routes leave the built-up area quickly, so speed adjustment between limits is heavily assessed. and Expect at least one manoeuvre on a residential street with parked cars.. None of that is a route, and none of it is a guarantee — it is what comes back from instructors teaching these centres week in, week out. ## Preparing for a test in Hertfordshire Practice on the real roads Your last sessions before the test are worked around your booked centre, not generic estate roads. A marked mock test Run the way an examiner runs it, with a written debrief of every fault. All four manoeuvres Practised in the kind of locations examiners in this area actually use. Test-day rehearsal Paperwork, show me / tell me and the independent drive, covered in advance. [Driving lessons in Hertfordshire](/driving-lessons-in/county/hertfordshire)[Driving crash courses](/crash-courses)[Pricing from £61.23 an hour](/pricing)[All UK test centres](/driving-test-centres) ## Hertfordshire test centre FAQs ### How many driving test centres are there in Hertfordshire? We cover 7 DVSA practical test centres in Hertfordshire: Bishops Stortford, Borehamwood (London), Hemel Hempstead (Fire Station), Letchworth, St Albans, Stevenage, Watford. Each has its own page setting out the road types local routes use and the faults learners most often lose marks on there. ### Which Hertfordshire test centre should I book? Book the centre whose roads you can realistically practise on before test day. Pass rates get quoted a lot, but a centre 30 miles away with a higher published rate is worse value than the one your instructor teaches around every week. If you are unsure, tell us your postcode and we will say which centre most of our learners in your area use. ### Do you have instructors near every centre in Hertfordshire? We cover 2 towns in Hertfordshire — St Albans, Watford — plus the surrounding villages. Put your postcode into the search and we will tell you honestly whether an instructor can reach you. ### What does a course cost? Our rate is the same everywhere in the UK: £61.23 an hour, so a 20 hour intensive course is £1,224.55. The DVSA test fee is paid separately to the government. ## 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. 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