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Redhill Aerodrome driving test centre
53.9% of car practical tests taken at Redhill Aerodrome passed in 2025-26, from 5,408 tests. Pass rates, local road types and how we prepare you for this centre.
Redhill Aerodrome pass rates
Pass rate 2025-26
53.9%
2,916 passes
National average
50%
+3.9 points here
Tests conducted
5,408
about 451 a month
Best published year
55%
2021-22
5,408 car practical tests were taken at Redhill Aerodrome in 2025-26. 53.9% passed, 3.9 percentage points above the national average of 50%. It is up on 2019-20, when 49.2% passed.
Over the published years the rate has moved between 48% in 2023-24 and 55% in 2021-22, so a single year's figure is a weak guide on its own. In 2025-26 the rate was 54.8% for male candidates and 52.8% for female candidates. That works out at roughly 451 tests a month, which is what waiting times at Redhill Aerodrome depend on more than the pass rate does.
- Redhill Aerodrome
- National average
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate | National | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 5,408 | 2,916 | 53.9% | 50% | 54.8% | 52.8% |
| 2024-25 | 4,619 | 2,280 | 49.4% | 48.7% | 50.7% | 47.8% |
| 2023-24 | 6,204 | 2,975 | 48% | 47.9% | 48.3% | 47.6% |
| 2022-23 | 5,202 | 2,719 | 52.3% | 48.4% | 52.4% | 52.1% |
| 2021-22 | 3,395 | 1,866 | 55% | 48.9% | 55% | 54.9% |
| 2019-20 | 4,425 | 2,179 | 49.2% | 45.9% | 52.7% | 46.2% |
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 Redhill Aerodrome
Tests from Redhill Aerodrome run mostly on inner distributor road, signalled roundabouts and older terraced grids. Those road types sit close together, so several of them can appear in the first ten minutes.
Multi-lane roundabouts appear more than once, so plan two junctions ahead. Manoeuvres are normally set in quieter estates a few minutes from the centre. Most candidates here travel in from around Surrey, so allow for the journey when you pick a slot.
Redhill Aerodrome takes candidates from across Surrey, 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
Inner distributor road
Signalled roundabouts
Older terraced grids
- Multi-lane roundabouts appear more than once, so plan two junctions ahead.
- Manoeuvres are normally set in quieter estates a few minutes from the centre.
- Most candidates here travel in from around Surrey, 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 Redhill Aerodrome
One-way systems and box junctions
The fault here is almost always a late lane change under pressure, forcing someone else to brake.
Roundabout observation and lane choice
Marks are lost for arriving in the wrong lane, or for hesitating at a gap that was long enough. Decide your lane at the sign, not at the give-way line.
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
Time on the real roads
We plan the final sessions around Redhill Aerodrome itself, so the inner distributor road you meet on test day are ones you have already driven.
A full mock test
A full-length mock from the Redhill Aerodrome 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 Redhill Aerodrome 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.
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Redhill Aerodrome test centre FAQs
What are the test routes like at Redhill Aerodrome?
The DVSA stopped publishing official routes, and examiners vary them. In practice, routes from Redhill Aerodrome draw on inner distributor road, signalled roundabouts, older terraced grids, so those are the conditions to rehearse rather than a fixed sequence of streets.
What do learners most often fail on at Redhill Aerodrome?
one-way systems and box junctions, roundabout observation and lane choice, 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 Redhill Aerodrome?
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 Redhill Aerodrome.
How do I book a practical test at Redhill Aerodrome?
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 Redhill Aerodrome?
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?
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