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Leicester (Cannock Street) driving test centre
40.2% of car practical tests taken at Leicester (Cannock Street) passed in 2025-26, from 14,198 tests. Pass rates, local road types and how we prepare you for this centre.
Leicester (Cannock Street) pass rates
Pass rate 2025-26
40.2%
5,708 passes
National average
50%
-9.8 points here
Tests conducted
14,198
about 1,183 a month
Best published year
40.8%
2019-20
14,198 car practical tests were taken at Leicester (Cannock Street) in 2025-26. 40.2% passed, 9.8 percentage points below the national average of 50%. That is broadly where it stood in 2019-20 (40.8%).
The rate has stayed within 3.8 points across the published years, between 37% and 40.8%. In 2025-26 the rate was 42.3% for male candidates and 37.3% for female candidates. That works out at roughly 1,183 tests a month, which is what waiting times at Leicester (Cannock Street) depend on more than the pass rate does.
- Leicester (Cannock Street)
- National average
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate | National | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 14,198 | 5,708 | 40.2% | 50% | 42.3% | 37.3% |
| 2024-25 | 11,638 | 4,384 | 37.7% | 48.7% | 39.8% | 34.7% |
| 2023-24 | 15,189 | 5,617 | 37% | 47.9% | 39.8% | 33.1% |
| 2022-23 | 12,045 | 4,712 | 39.1% | 48.4% | 43.8% | 33.7% |
| 2021-22 | 8,251 | 3,234 | 39.2% | 48.9% | 43.8% | 33.4% |
| 2019-20 | 10,073 | 4,110 | 40.8% | 45.9% | 47.3% | 34.8% |
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 Leicester (Cannock Street)
Instructors who teach out of Leicester (Cannock Street) report the same road mix on most routes: outer ring road, residential and dual carriageway. Learners who have only driven quiet estate roads tend to find the pace higher than they expect.
Busy junctions in quick succession.
Leicester (Cannock Street) covers learners in and around Leicester, and it is where most of our Leicester course students sit the test. If you are choosing between centres, practise the road types listed above rather than picking on pass-rate figures alone.
The aim is simple: nothing on the drive should be new on the day.
Roads you are likely to meet
Outer ring road
Residential
Dual carriageway
- Busy junctions in quick succession.
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 Leicester (Cannock Street)
Early lane planning
Systems like this punish late decisions. Positioning early and signalling once, clearly, is what the examiner is looking for.
Priority on narrow streets
The recurring fault is stopping in the gap rather than before it, then having nowhere to go when something comes the other way.
Slip roads and lane changes
Two things get marked here: arriving at the merge under-speed, and changing lanes on mirrors alone without the blind-spot check.
How we prepare you for this centre
Practice where you will be marked
Your instructor works the roads around Leicester (Cannock Street) in the sessions before your test — outer ring road 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.
Courses that suit test-centre prep
Leicester (Cannock Street) test centre FAQs
What are the test routes like at Leicester (Cannock Street)?
The DVSA stopped publishing official routes, and examiners vary them. In practice, routes from Leicester (Cannock Street) draw on outer ring road, residential, dual carriageway, so those are the conditions to rehearse rather than a fixed sequence of streets.
What do learners most often fail on at Leicester (Cannock Street)?
early lane planning, priority on narrow streets, slip roads and lane changes — all of which come directly from the road types on the local network.
Can I take an intensive course and test at Leicester (Cannock Street)?
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 Leicester (Cannock Street) or a nearby centre serving Leicester.
How do I book a practical test at Leicester (Cannock Street)?
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 Leicester (Cannock Street)?
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 Leicester (Cannock Street) 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 Leicester (Cannock Street) is the better use of the same hours.
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