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Southall (London) driving test centre
44.8% of car practical tests taken at Southall (London) passed in 2025-26, from 8,543 tests. Pass rates, local road types and how we prepare you for this centre.
Southall (London) pass rates
Pass rate 2025-26
44.8%
3,827 passes
National average
50%
-5.2 points here
Tests conducted
8,543
about 712 a month
Best published year
46.2%
2024-25
8,543 car practical tests were taken at Southall (London) in 2025-26. 44.8% passed, 5.2 percentage points below the national average of 50%. It is up on 2019-20, when 40.4% passed.
Over the published years the rate has moved between 40.4% in 2019-20 and 46.2% in 2024-25, so a single year's figure is a weak guide on its own. In 2025-26 the rate was 46.9% for male candidates and 40.8% for female candidates. That works out at roughly 712 tests a month, which is what waiting times at Southall (London) depend on more than the pass rate does.
- Southall (London)
- National average
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate | National | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 8,543 | 3,827 | 44.8% | 50% | 46.9% | 40.8% |
| 2024-25 | 6,461 | 2,988 | 46.2% | 48.7% | 47.8% | 43.2% |
| 2023-24 | 5,643 | 2,297 | 40.7% | 47.9% | 41.4% | 39.4% |
| 2022-23 | 6,416 | 2,723 | 42.4% | 48.4% | 44.7% | 39.2% |
| 2021-22 | 7,255 | 3,116 | 42.9% | 48.9% | 45% | 39.6% |
| 2019-20 | 5,494 | 2,222 | 40.4% | 45.9% | 42.8% | 37.6% |
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 Southall (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 Southall (London)
The local network around Southall (London) is one-way gyratory, loading bays and delivery traffic and school-run streets, and test routes are built from it. You cannot cover that range on one street, so the pre-test sessions move between them.
Bus lane timings and cycle lanes both feature; check the signage rather than following the car in front. At least one manoeuvre is usually set on a narrow residential street with traffic passing. Learners across London & the South East often book here without practising locally first — the road types above are the gap to close.
Southall (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.
Book the mock early enough that there is time to fix whatever it finds.
Roads you are likely to meet
One-way gyratory
Loading bays and delivery traffic
School-run streets
- Bus lane timings and cycle lanes both feature; check the signage rather than following the car in front.
- At least one manoeuvre is usually set on a narrow residential street with traffic passing.
- Learners across London & the South East 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 Southall (London)
One-way systems and box junctions
The fault here is almost always a late lane change under pressure, forcing someone else to brake.
How we prepare you for this centre
Time on the real roads
We plan the final sessions around Southall (London) itself, so the one-way gyratory you meet on test day are ones you have already driven.
A full mock test
A full-length mock from the Southall (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 Southall (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.
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Southall (London) test centre FAQs
What are the test routes like at Southall (London)?
The DVSA stopped publishing official routes, and examiners vary them. In practice, routes from Southall (London) draw on one-way gyratory, loading bays and delivery traffic, school-run streets, so those are the conditions to rehearse rather than a fixed sequence of streets.
What do learners most often fail on at Southall (London)?
one-way systems and box junctions — all of which come directly from the road types on the local network.
Can I take an intensive course and test at Southall (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 Southall (London).
How do I book a practical test at Southall (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 do I need to bring to Southall (London)?
Aim to be there ten minutes before your slot with your provisional licence. Your instructor will normally use the half hour beforehand for a warm-up drive on nearby roads rather than sitting in the car park.
Does Southall (London) have a good pass rate?
Travelling for a higher published pass rate usually backfires: you arrive tired, on roads you have never driven. Preparing properly for Southall (London) is the better use of the same hours.
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