--- title: "Kent Driving Test Centres | Fast Track" description: "All 8 DVSA practical test centres in Kent, with local route road types, the faults that cost marks and how to prepare." lang: en json-ld: | [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://fasttrackdrivinglessons.co.uk/#organization", "name": "Fast Track Driving Lessons", "url": "https://fasttrackdrivinglessons.co.uk/", "email": "info@fasttrackdrivinglessons.co.uk", "areaServed": "GB", "description": "Intensive driving courses and driving lessons across the UK with DVSA-approved instructors." }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://fasttrackdrivinglessons.co.uk/#website", "url": "https://fasttrackdrivinglessons.co.uk/", "name": "Fast Track Driving Lessons", "publisher": { "@id": "https://fasttrackdrivinglessons.co.uk/#organization" }, "potentialAction": { "@type": "SearchAction", "target": { "@type": "EntryPoint", "urlTemplate": "https://fasttrackdrivinglessons.co.uk/search?q={search_term_string}" }, "query-input": "required name=search_term_string" } } ] }, { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "name": "Driving test centres in Kent", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Ashford (Kent) driving test centre", "url": "https://fasttrackdrivinglessons.co.uk/driving-test-centres/ashford-kent" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Canterbury driving test centre", "url": "https://fasttrackdrivinglessons.co.uk/driving-test-centres/canterbury" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Folkestone driving test centre", "url": "https://fasttrackdrivinglessons.co.uk/driving-test-centres/folkestone" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Gillingham driving test centre", "url": "https://fasttrackdrivinglessons.co.uk/driving-test-centres/gillingham" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "name": "Herne Bay driving test centre", "url": "https://fasttrackdrivinglessons.co.uk/driving-test-centres/herne-bay" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 6, "name": "Maidstone driving test centre", "url": "https://fasttrackdrivinglessons.co.uk/driving-test-centres/maidstone" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 7, "name": "Sevenoaks driving test centre", "url": "https://fasttrackdrivinglessons.co.uk/driving-test-centres/sevenoaks" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 8, "name": "Tunbridge Wells driving test centre", "url": "https://fasttrackdrivinglessons.co.uk/driving-test-centres/tunbridge-wells" } ] }, { "@type": "FAQPage", "mainEntity": [ { "@type": "Question", "name": "How many driving test centres are there in Kent?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "We cover 8 DVSA practical test centres in Kent: Ashford (Kent), Canterbury, Folkestone, Gillingham, Herne Bay, Maidstone, Sevenoaks, Tunbridge Wells. 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[Home](/) 2. / [Driving test centres](/driving-test-centres) 3. / Kent London & the South East # Driving test centres in Kent Every DVSA practical test centre in Kent, with a guide to the road types each one's routes use. 8 centres covered, including Ashford (Kent), Canterbury, Folkestone, Gillingham, Herne Bay, Maidstone. ## All 8 centres in Kent [ Ashford (Kent) High street · Suburban streets · Rural fringe ](/driving-test-centres/ashford-kent)[ Canterbury Commuter A-roads · Bus and cycle lanes · Newer housing estates ](/driving-test-centres/canterbury)[ Folkestone One-way system · A-road dual carriageway · Estate roads ](/driving-test-centres/folkestone)[ Gillingham Market-town roads · Roundabouts · Edge-of-town dual carriageway ](/driving-test-centres/gillingham)[ Herne Bay Dual carriageway slip roads · Town-centre one-way loop · Quiet crescents for manoeuvres ](/driving-test-centres/herne-bay)[ Maidstone Shopping-street traffic · National-speed-limit link roads · Hilly residential turns ](/driving-test-centres/maidstone)[ Sevenoaks Town-centre streets · A-roads · Residential estates ](/driving-test-centres/sevenoaks)[ Tunbridge Wells High street · Suburban streets · Rural fringe ](/driving-test-centres/tunbridge-wells) ## How Kent test routes differ from each other Routes out of Kent's 8 centres between them cover high street, suburban streets, rural fringe, commuter a-roads, bus and cycle lanes and newer housing estates, and more besides. That spread is why two centres fifteen miles apart can feel like different tests. Anyone selling you "the Kent test route" is selling a guess — the DVSA withdrew published routes in 2010. What is knowable is the road types, starting with high street, and those are what our instructors drill. Centre by centre — Ashford (Kent): high street, suburban streets and rural fringe. Routes leave the built-up area quickly, so speed adjustment between limits is heavily assessed.. Canterbury: commuter a-roads, bus and cycle lanes and newer housing estates. Signalling that contradicts the exit taken is a frequent fault on the roundabout-heavy sections.. Folkestone: one-way system, a-road dual carriageway and estate roads. Lane discipline on the ring road is where most marks are lost.. Gillingham: market-town roads, roundabouts and edge-of-town dual carriageway. Routes leave the built-up area quickly, so speed adjustment between limits is heavily assessed.. Herne Bay: dual carriageway slip roads, town-centre one-way loop and quiet crescents for manoeuvres. Multi-lane roundabouts appear more than once, so plan two junctions ahead.. Maidstone: 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.. Sevenoaks: town-centre streets, a-roads and residential estates. Progress is marked as well as caution: hanging back on clear A-road stretches reads as hesitancy.. Tunbridge Wells: high street, suburban streets and rural fringe. Mini-roundabouts are the usual stumbling block — they still need proper observation and signalling.. ## Kent: the things that catch learners out Routes leave the built-up area quickly, so speed adjustment between limits is heavily assessed., Sat-nav sections usually run on the wider through-routes rather than the back streets., Ashford (Kent) covers a wide slice of Kent, and instructors who teach it weekly know which approach roads back up., Signalling that contradicts the exit taken is a frequent fault on the roundabout-heavy sections. and Independent-drive sections tend to use signed routes out of the centre.. 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 Kent 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 crash courses](/crash-courses)[Pricing from £61.23 an hour](/pricing)[All UK test centres](/driving-test-centres) ## Kent test centre FAQs ### How many driving test centres are there in Kent? We cover 8 DVSA practical test centres in Kent: Ashford (Kent), Canterbury, Folkestone, Gillingham, Herne Bay, Maidstone, Sevenoaks, Tunbridge Wells. Each has its own page setting out the road types local routes use and the faults learners most often lose marks on there. ### Which Kent 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 Kent? Instructor availability in Kent varies by postcode rather than by county. Put your postcode into the search and we will tell you straight away whether we can cover you, and which centre you would be prepared for. ### 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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