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Greenford (Horsenden Lane) driving test centre
41.4% of car practical tests taken at Greenford (Horsenden Lane) passed in 2025-26, from 7,222 tests. Pass rates, local road types and how we prepare you for this centre.
Greenford (Horsenden Lane) pass rates
Pass rate 2025-26
41.4%
2,992 passes
National average
50%
-8.6 points here
Tests conducted
7,222
about 602 a month
Best published year
41.4%
2025-26
7,222 car practical tests were taken at Greenford (Horsenden Lane) in 2025-26. 41.4% passed, 8.6 percentage points below the national average of 50%. It is up on 2019-20, when 39.5% passed.
The rate has stayed within 3.6 points across the published years, between 37.8% and 41.4%. In 2025-26 the rate was 44% for male candidates and 36.9% for female candidates. That works out at roughly 602 tests a month, which is what waiting times at Greenford (Horsenden Lane) depend on more than the pass rate does.
- Greenford (Horsenden Lane)
- National average
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate | National | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 7,222 | 2,992 | 41.4% | 50% | 44% | 36.9% |
| 2024-25 | 7,106 | 2,880 | 40.5% | 48.7% | 43.6% | 35.8% |
| 2023-24 | 7,993 | 3,073 | 38.4% | 47.9% | 41.3% | 34.3% |
| 2022-23 | 6,475 | 2,447 | 37.8% | 48.4% | 41.2% | 33.3% |
| 2021-22 | 6,703 | 2,591 | 38.7% | 48.9% | 41.3% | 35.2% |
| 2019-20 | 7,899 | 3,123 | 39.5% | 45.9% | 43.4% | 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 Greenford (Horsenden Lane) 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 Greenford (Horsenden Lane)
Tests from Greenford (Horsenden Lane) run mostly on signal-controlled crossroads, bus gates and back-street rat runs. Those road types sit close together, so several of them can appear in the first ten minutes.
Hesitation at busy junctions is the most common fault here — commit once the gap is genuinely there. Traffic density changes sharply by time of day, so ask your instructor about your slot. Most candidates here travel in from around Greater London, so allow for the journey when you pick a slot.
Greenford (Horsenden Lane) 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.
The aim is simple: nothing on the drive should be new on the day.
Roads you are likely to meet
Signal-controlled crossroads
Bus gates
Back-street rat runs
- Hesitation at busy junctions is the most common fault here — commit once the gap is genuinely there.
- Traffic density changes sharply by time of day, so ask your instructor about your slot.
- Most candidates here travel in from around Greater London, so allow for the journey when you pick a slot.
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 Greenford (Horsenden Lane)
Observation at junctions
Effective observation is the single most-marked area on any UK test route, Greenford (Horsenden Lane) included — look, decide, then act, and make the look obvious.
How we prepare you for this centre
Practice where you will be marked
Your instructor works the roads around Greenford (Horsenden Lane) in the sessions before your test — signal-controlled crossroads 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.
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Greenford (Horsenden Lane) test centre FAQs
What are the test routes like at Greenford (Horsenden Lane)?
The DVSA stopped publishing official routes, and examiners vary them. In practice, routes from Greenford (Horsenden Lane) draw on signal-controlled crossroads, bus gates, back-street rat runs, so those are the conditions to rehearse rather than a fixed sequence of streets.
What do learners most often fail on at Greenford (Horsenden Lane)?
observation at junctions — all of which come directly from the road types on the local network.
Can I take an intensive course and test at Greenford (Horsenden Lane)?
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 Greenford (Horsenden Lane).
How do I book a practical test at Greenford (Horsenden Lane)?
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 do I need to bring to Greenford (Horsenden Lane)?
Aim to be there ten minutes before your slot with your provisional licence. Your instructor will normally use the half hour beforehand for a warm-up drive on nearby roads rather than sitting in the car park.
Does Greenford (Horsenden Lane) have a good pass rate?
Travelling for a higher published pass rate usually backfires: you arrive tired, on roads you have never driven. Preparing properly for Greenford (Horsenden Lane) is the better use of the same hours.
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