Rhondda Cynon Taf · Wales
Liantrisant driving test centre
54% of car practical tests taken at Liantrisant passed in 2025-26, from 9,909 tests. Pass rates, local road types and how we prepare you for this centre.
Liantrisant pass rates
Pass rate 2025-26
54%
5,352 passes
National average
50%
+4 points here
Tests conducted
9,909
about 826 a month
Best published year
62.5%
2021-22
9,909 car practical tests were taken at Liantrisant in 2025-26. 54% passed, 4 percentage points above the national average of 50%. That is down from 56.4% in 2019-20.
Over the published years the rate has moved between 50.6% in 2024-25 and 62.5% in 2021-22, so a single year's figure is a weak guide on its own. In 2025-26 the rate was 52.5% for male candidates and 56.2% for female candidates. That works out at roughly 826 tests a month, which is what waiting times at Liantrisant depend on more than the pass rate does.
- Liantrisant
- National average
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate | National | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 9,909 | 5,352 | 54% | 50% | 52.5% | 56.2% |
| 2024-25 | 8,554 | 4,330 | 50.6% | 48.7% | 49.2% | 52.5% |
| 2023-24 | 8,517 | 4,675 | 54.9% | 47.9% | 54.4% | 55.6% |
| 2022-23 | 5,006 | 2,938 | 58.7% | 48.4% | 60.8% | 56.5% |
| 2021-22 | 3,392 | 2,119 | 62.5% | 48.9% | 64.8% | 60.4% |
| 2019-20 | 3,553 | 2,005 | 56.4% | 45.9% | 57.5% | 55.4% |
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 Liantrisant
The local network around Liantrisant is city streets, ring road and suburban estates, and test routes are built from it. You cannot cover that range on one street, so the pre-test sessions move between them.
Multi-lane roundabouts appear more than once, so plan two junctions ahead. Expect a spell at 40mph or more before dropping straight back into 30mph streets. Learners across Wales often book here without practising locally first — the road types above are the gap to close.
Liantrisant takes candidates from across Rhondda Cynon Taf, so plenty arrive having learned on a different road mix. That usually shows in the first five minutes of the drive.
Book the mock early enough that there is time to fix whatever it finds.
Roads you are likely to meet
City streets
Ring road
Suburban estates
- Multi-lane roundabouts appear more than once, so plan two junctions ahead.
- Expect a spell at 40mph or more before dropping straight back into 30mph streets.
- Learners across Wales often book here without practising locally first — the road types above are the gap to close.
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 Liantrisant
Busy-centre awareness
Progress matters here too. Sitting at a clear crossing waiting for nobody is marked as undue hesitancy.
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.
How we prepare you for this centre
Local route practice
The last hours of your course are spent on city streets and ring road near the centre, because that is what the examiner will put you on.
One rehearsal, examiner-style
Marked the way an examiner marks it, on a Liantrisant route, with a written debrief of every fault.
All four manoeuvres
Every manoeuvre practised with traffic present, because that is the version that appears on the day.
Test-day rehearsal
Licence and theory certificate checked, show me / tell me covered, and the sat-nav section practised before the day.
Courses that suit test-centre prep
Liantrisant test centre FAQs
What are the test routes like at Liantrisant?
The DVSA stopped publishing official routes, and examiners vary them. In practice, routes from Liantrisant draw on city streets, ring road, suburban estates, so those are the conditions to rehearse rather than a fixed sequence of streets.
What do learners most often fail on at Liantrisant?
busy-centre awareness, early lane planning, priority on narrow streets — all of which come directly from the road types on the local network.
Can I take an intensive course and test at Liantrisant?
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 Liantrisant.
How do I book a practical test at Liantrisant?
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 happens when I get to Liantrisant?
Arrive with your provisional licence and a car that is legal, insured for the test and has no warning lights showing. We handle that side if you use one of our instructors' cars.
Is Liantrisant an easy test centre?
Pass rates are published by the DVSA, but they say more about the mix of candidates than the difficulty of the routes. Practising the road types above will move your odds more than switching centres.
Not sure how many hours you need?
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