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[Home](/) 2. / [Driving test centres](/driving-test-centres) 3. / Tyne and Wear Yorkshire & the North East # Driving test centres in Tyne and Wear Every DVSA practical test centre in Tyne and Wear, with a guide to the road types each one's routes use. 6 centres covered, including Elswick, Gateshead, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, South Shields, Sunderland. ## All 6 centres in Tyne and Wear [ Elswick High street · Suburban streets · Rural fringe ](/driving-test-centres/elswick)[ Gateshead Hilly approaches · A184 · Residential ](/driving-test-centres/gateshead)[ Gosforth Dual carriageway slip roads · Town-centre one-way loop · Quiet crescents for manoeuvres ](/driving-test-centres/gosforth)[ Newcastle upon Tyne Central motorway · Bridges · Bus lanes ](/driving-test-centres/newcastle-upon-tyne)[ South Shields Town-centre streets · A-roads · Residential estates ](/driving-test-centres/south-shields)[ Sunderland Arterial roads · Coastal roads · Residential ](/driving-test-centres/sunderland) ## What the driving is like around Tyne and Wear Put the Tyne and Wear centres side by side and the road mix is high street, suburban streets, rural fringe, hilly approaches, a184 and residential. 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 high street, suburban streets and rural fringe in the conditions your test is booked for. Centre by centre — Elswick: high street, suburban streets and rural fringe. Mini-roundabouts are the usual stumbling block — they still need proper observation and signalling.. Gateshead: hilly approaches, a184 and residential. Gradients plus fast A-road sections.. Gosforth: dual carriageway slip roads, town-centre one-way loop and quiet crescents for manoeuvres. Undue hesitancy at busy exits costs more candidates than any single manoeuvre.. Newcastle upon Tyne: central motorway, bridges and bus lanes. Early lane selection near the bridges is essential.. South Shields: town-centre streets, a-roads and residential estates. Mini-roundabouts are the usual stumbling block — they still need proper observation and signalling.. Sunderland: arterial roads, coastal roads and residential. Wide roads, but busy junctions.. ## What our instructors flag in Tyne and Wear Mini-roundabouts are the usual stumbling block — they still need proper observation and signalling., Expect at least one manoeuvre on a residential street with parked cars., Learners across Yorkshire & the North East often book here without practising locally first — the road types above are the gap to close., Gradients plus fast A-road sections. and Undue hesitancy at busy exits costs more candidates than any single manoeuvre.. 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 Tyne and Wear 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 Tyne and Wear](/driving-lessons-in/county/tyne-and-wear)[Driving crash courses](/crash-courses)[Pricing from £61.23 an hour](/pricing)[All UK test centres](/driving-test-centres) ## Tyne and Wear test centre FAQs ### How many driving test centres are there in Tyne and Wear? We cover 6 DVSA practical test centres in Tyne and Wear: Elswick, Gateshead, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, South Shields, Sunderland. Each has its own page setting out the road types local routes use and the faults learners most often lose marks on there. ### Which Tyne and Wear 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 Tyne and Wear? We cover 3 towns in Tyne and Wear — Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland — 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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