Hampshire · London & the South East
Lee On The Solent driving test centre
63.2% of car practical tests taken at Lee On The Solent passed in 2025-26, from 8,502 tests. Pass rates, local road types and how we prepare you for this centre.
Lee On The Solent pass rates
Pass rate 2025-26
63.2%
5,374 passes
National average
50%
+13.2 points here
Tests conducted
8,502
about 709 a month
Best published year
65.6%
2021-22
8,502 car practical tests were taken at Lee On The Solent in 2025-26. 63.2% passed, 13.2 percentage points above the national average of 50%. It is up on 2019-20, when 55.1% passed.
Over the published years the rate has moved between 55.1% in 2019-20 and 65.6% in 2021-22, so a single year's figure is a weak guide on its own. In 2025-26 the rate was 64.2% for male candidates and 62.1% for female candidates. That works out at roughly 709 tests a month, which is what waiting times at Lee On The Solent depend on more than the pass rate does.
- Lee On The Solent
- National average
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate | National | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 8,502 | 5,374 | 63.2% | 50% | 64.2% | 62.1% |
| 2024-25 | 10,409 | 6,202 | 59.6% | 48.7% | 60.4% | 58.7% |
| 2023-24 | 12,557 | 7,221 | 57.5% | 47.9% | 59.3% | 55.4% |
| 2022-23 | 9,332 | 5,798 | 62.1% | 48.4% | 65.8% | 58.4% |
| 2021-22 | 7,137 | 4,685 | 65.6% | 48.9% | 68.5% | 62.8% |
| 2019-20 | 5,840 | 3,217 | 55.1% | 45.9% | 60.5% | 50.2% |
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 Lee On The Solent
Instructors who teach out of Lee On The Solent report the same road mix on most routes: high street, suburban streets and rural fringe. Learners who have only driven quiet estate roads tend to find the pace higher than they expect.
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. Lee On The Solent covers a wide slice of Hampshire, and instructors who teach it weekly know which approach roads back up.
Lee On The Solent takes candidates from across Hampshire, 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
High street
Suburban streets
Rural fringe
- 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.
- Lee On The Solent covers a wide slice of Hampshire, and instructors who teach it weekly know which approach roads back up.
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 Lee On The Solent
Busy-centre awareness
Progress matters here too. Sitting at a clear crossing waiting for nobody is marked as undue hesitancy.
Speed for the conditions
The national speed limit is a limit, not a target. Examiners mark both excessive speed into blind bends and undue hesitancy on clear stretches.
How we prepare you for this centre
Time on the real roads
We plan the final sessions around Lee On The Solent itself, so the high street you meet on test day are ones you have already driven.
A full mock test
A full-length mock from the Lee On The Solent area, scored on the DVSA sheet so you see exactly where the marks went.
Manoeuvres in real locations
All four test manoeuvres, practised in the kind of streets examiners around Lee On The Solent actually use.
The paperwork and the routine
We walk the whole sequence — arrival, documents, eyesight check, independent drive — so nothing on the day is new.
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Lee On The Solent test centre FAQs
What are the test routes like at Lee On The Solent?
The DVSA stopped publishing official routes, and examiners vary them. In practice, routes from Lee On The Solent draw on high street, suburban streets, rural fringe, so those are the conditions to rehearse rather than a fixed sequence of streets.
What do learners most often fail on at Lee On The Solent?
busy-centre awareness, speed for the conditions — all of which come directly from the road types on the local network.
Can I take an intensive course and test at Lee On The Solent?
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 Lee On The Solent.
How do I book a practical test at Lee On The Solent?
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 Lee On The Solent?
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.