Greater London · London & the South East
Morden (London) driving test centre
51% of car practical tests taken at Morden (London) passed in 2025-26, from 15,770 tests. Pass rates, local road types and how we prepare you for this centre.
Morden (London) pass rates
Pass rate 2025-26
51%
8,036 passes
National average
50%
+1 points here
Tests conducted
15,770
about 1,314 a month
Best published year
51%
2025-26
15,770 car practical tests were taken at Morden (London) in 2025-26. 51% passed, 1 percentage points above the national average of 50%. It is up on 2019-20, when 48.9% passed.
The rate has stayed within 4.7 points across the published years, between 46.3% and 51%. In 2025-26 the rate was 52.7% for male candidates and 49.1% for female candidates. That works out at roughly 1,314 tests a month, which is what waiting times at Morden (London) depend on more than the pass rate does.
- Morden (London)
- National average
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate | National | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 15,770 | 8,036 | 51% | 50% | 52.7% | 49.1% |
| 2024-25 | 16,260 | 7,930 | 48.8% | 48.7% | 51.1% | 46.2% |
| 2023-24 | 16,470 | 7,678 | 46.6% | 47.9% | 48.7% | 44.3% |
| 2022-23 | 14,483 | 6,703 | 46.3% | 48.4% | 48.9% | 43.5% |
| 2021-22 | 13,305 | 6,314 | 47.5% | 48.9% | 50.8% | 44.1% |
| 2019-20 | 17,040 | 8,331 | 48.9% | 45.9% | 53.1% | 45% |
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 Morden (London) 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 Morden (London)
The local network around Morden (London) is inner ring road, cycle lanes and terraced side streets, and test routes are built from it. You cannot cover that range on one street, so the pre-test sessions move between them.
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. Morden (London) covers a wide slice of Greater London, and instructors who teach it weekly know which approach roads back up.
Morden (London) 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
Inner ring road
Cycle lanes
Terraced side streets
- 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.
- Morden (London) covers a wide slice of Greater London, 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 Morden (London)
Committing to a lane in good time
Entering a box junction without a clear exit is a fault regardless of how the lights change afterwards.
Reading the plate before the lane
A cyclist in a mandatory lane has priority you cannot take, and an examiner will mark the encroachment even if nothing was coming.
Meeting traffic and clearance
Whose priority it is, how much room you leave for parked cars, and whether you wait in a safe place — all marked closely on these streets.
How we prepare you for this centre
Time on the real roads
We plan the final sessions around Morden (London) itself, so the inner ring road you meet on test day are ones you have already driven.
A full mock test
A full-length mock from the Morden (London) 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 Morden (London) 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
Morden (London) test centre FAQs
What are the test routes like at Morden (London)?
The DVSA stopped publishing official routes, and examiners vary them. In practice, routes from Morden (London) draw on inner ring road, cycle lanes, terraced side streets, so those are the conditions to rehearse rather than a fixed sequence of streets.
What do learners most often fail on at Morden (London)?
committing to a lane in good time, reading the plate before the lane, meeting traffic and clearance — all of which come directly from the road types on the local network.
Can I take an intensive course and test at Morden (London)?
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 Morden (London).
How do I book a practical test at Morden (London)?
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 Morden (London)?
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 Morden (London) 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?
Answer four quick questions and we will recommend a course based on your experience, not a sales target.