Rhondda Cynon Taf · Wales
Llantrisant driving test centre
54% of car practical tests taken at Llantrisant passed in 2025-26, from 9,909 tests. Pass rates, local road types and how we prepare you for this centre.
Llantrisant 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 Llantrisant 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 Llantrisant depend on more than the pass rate does.
- Llantrisant
- 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 Llantrisant
The local network around Llantrisant is dual carriageway slip roads, town-centre one-way loop and quiet crescents for manoeuvres, and test routes are built from it. You cannot cover that range on one street, so the pre-test sessions move between them.
Undue hesitancy at busy exits costs more candidates than any single manoeuvre. Expect a spell at 40mph or more before dropping straight back into 30mph streets. Most candidates here travel in from around Rhondda Cynon Taf, so allow for the journey when you pick a slot.
Llantrisant 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.
A marked mock test on these roads is the most useful thing you can do in the week before your slot.
Roads you are likely to meet
Dual carriageway slip roads
Town-centre one-way loop
Quiet crescents for manoeuvres
- Undue hesitancy at busy exits costs more candidates than any single manoeuvre.
- Expect a spell at 40mph or more before dropping straight back into 30mph streets.
- Most candidates here travel in from around Rhondda Cynon Taf, 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 Llantrisant
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.
Early lane planning
Systems like this punish late decisions. Positioning early and signalling once, clearly, is what the examiner is looking for.
How we prepare you for this centre
Time on the real roads
We plan the final sessions around Llantrisant itself, so the dual carriageway slip roads you meet on test day are ones you have already driven.
A full mock test
A full-length mock from the Llantrisant 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 Llantrisant 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.
Courses that suit test-centre prep
Llantrisant test centre FAQs
What are the test routes like at Llantrisant?
The DVSA stopped publishing official routes, and examiners vary them. In practice, routes from Llantrisant draw on dual carriageway slip roads, town-centre one-way loop, quiet crescents for manoeuvres, so those are the conditions to rehearse rather than a fixed sequence of streets.
What do learners most often fail on at Llantrisant?
slip roads and lane changes, early lane planning — all of which come directly from the road types on the local network.
Can I take an intensive course and test at Llantrisant?
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 Llantrisant.
How do I book a practical test at Llantrisant?
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 Llantrisant?
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 Llantrisant 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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