Pembrokeshire · Wales
Pembroke Dock driving test centre
50.1% of car practical tests taken at Pembroke Dock passed in 2025-26, from 1,769 tests. Pass rates, local road types and how we prepare you for this centre.
Pembroke Dock pass rates
Pass rate 2025-26
50.1%
887 passes
National average
50%
+0.1 points here
Tests conducted
1,769
about 147 a month
Best published year
64.6%
2022-23
1,769 car practical tests were taken at Pembroke Dock in 2025-26 and 50.1% of them passed. The national average that year was 50%, so this centre sits in line with the rest of Great Britain. That is down from 55.6% in 2019-20.
Over the published years the rate has moved between 50.1% in 2025-26 and 64.6% in 2022-23, so a single year's figure is a weak guide on its own. That works out at roughly 147 tests a month, which is what waiting times at Pembroke Dock depend on more than the pass rate does.
- Pembroke Dock
- National average
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate | National | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 1,769 | 887 | 50.1% | 50% | 49.6% | 50.7% |
| 2024-25 | 2,077 | 1,202 | 57.9% | 48.7% | 60% | 55.7% |
| 2023-24 | 2,077 | 1,083 | 52.1% | 47.9% | 53.7% | 50.5% |
| 2022-23 | 1,773 | 1,145 | 64.6% | 48.4% | 65.4% | 63.8% |
| 2021-22 | 2,459 | 1,537 | 62.5% | 48.9% | 63.7% | 61.3% |
| 2019-20 | 2,091 | 1,163 | 55.6% | 45.9% | 57.3% | 54% |
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 Pembroke Dock
The local network around Pembroke Dock is fast rural a-road, slow-moving agricultural traffic and village high street, and test routes are built from it. You cannot cover that range on one street, so the pre-test sessions move between them.
Sharp, poorly signed junctions mean planning has to start well before the give-way line. The built-up section is short, so the limit changes come quickly and get marked. Pembroke Dock covers a wide slice of Pembrokeshire, and instructors who teach it weekly know which approach roads back up.
Pembroke Dock takes candidates from across Pembrokeshire, so plenty arrive having learned on a different road mix. That usually shows in the first five minutes of the drive.
Most learners who retake at Pembroke Dock say the driving was fine and the pressure was not.
Roads you are likely to meet
Fast rural A-road
Slow-moving agricultural traffic
Village high street
- Sharp, poorly signed junctions mean planning has to start well before the give-way line.
- The built-up section is short, so the limit changes come quickly and get marked.
- Pembroke Dock covers a wide slice of Pembrokeshire, 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 Pembroke Dock
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.
Looking further ahead
Crossings, delivery vans and doors opening: the examiner is judging whether you saw it coming, not how quickly you braked.
How we prepare you for this centre
Local route practice
The last hours of your course are spent on fast rural a-road and slow-moving agricultural traffic 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 Pembroke Dock 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.
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Pembroke Dock test centre FAQs
What are the test routes like at Pembroke Dock?
The DVSA stopped publishing official routes, and examiners vary them. In practice, routes from Pembroke Dock draw on fast rural a-road, slow-moving agricultural traffic, village high street, so those are the conditions to rehearse rather than a fixed sequence of streets.
What do learners most often fail on at Pembroke Dock?
speed for the conditions, looking further ahead — all of which come directly from the road types on the local network.
Can I take an intensive course and test at Pembroke Dock?
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 Pembroke Dock.
How do I book a practical test at Pembroke Dock?
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 Pembroke Dock?
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.