Shropshire · Midlands
Telford driving test centre
48.9% of car practical tests taken at Telford passed in 2025-26, from 4,963 tests. Pass rates, local road types and how we prepare you for this centre.
Telford pass rates
Pass rate 2025-26
48.9%
2,429 passes
National average
50%
-1.1 points here
Tests conducted
4,963
about 414 a month
Best published year
48.9%
2025-26
4,963 car practical tests were taken at Telford in 2025-26. 48.9% passed, 1.1 percentage points below the national average of 50%. It is up on 2019-20, when 40.8% passed.
Over the published years the rate has moved between 40.8% in 2019-20 and 48.9% in 2025-26, so a single year's figure is a weak guide on its own. In 2025-26 the rate was 52% for male candidates and 45.9% for female candidates. That works out at roughly 414 tests a month, which is what waiting times at Telford depend on more than the pass rate does.
- Telford
- National average
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate | National | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 4,963 | 2,429 | 48.9% | 50% | 52% | 45.9% |
| 2024-25 | 5,663 | 2,488 | 43.9% | 48.7% | 44.2% | 43.7% |
| 2023-24 | 5,773 | 2,509 | 43.5% | 47.9% | 44.4% | 42.5% |
| 2022-23 | 5,130 | 2,113 | 41.2% | 48.4% | 40.2% | 42.1% |
| 2021-22 | 4,143 | 1,838 | 44.4% | 48.9% | 47.6% | 41.4% |
| 2019-20 | 5,231 | 2,132 | 40.8% | 45.9% | 46.8% | 36.1% |
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 Telford
Expect retail-park approaches, filter lanes and 20mph residential zones on a test out of Telford. The demands are ordinary, but they are specific to this area.
Lane changes under pressure are where most marks go, particularly on the approach to signals. At least one manoeuvre is usually set on a narrow residential street with traffic passing. Learners across Midlands often book here without practising locally first — the road types above are the gap to close.
Telford takes candidates from across Shropshire, 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
Retail-park approaches
Filter lanes
20mph residential zones
- Lane changes under pressure are where most marks go, particularly on the approach to signals.
- At least one manoeuvre is usually set on a narrow residential street with traffic passing.
- Learners across Midlands 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 Telford
Parked cars and passing gaps
Leave a door's width past parked cars, and give way early enough that the oncoming driver can see you have decided.
How we prepare you for this centre
Time on the real roads
We plan the final sessions around Telford itself, so the retail-park approaches you meet on test day are ones you have already driven.
A full mock test
A full-length mock from the Telford 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 Telford 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
Telford test centre FAQs
What are the test routes like at Telford?
The DVSA stopped publishing official routes, and examiners vary them. In practice, routes from Telford draw on retail-park approaches, filter lanes, 20mph residential zones, so those are the conditions to rehearse rather than a fixed sequence of streets.
What do learners most often fail on at Telford?
parked cars and passing gaps — all of which come directly from the road types on the local network.
Can I take an intensive course and test at Telford?
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 Telford.
How do I book a practical test at Telford?
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 Telford?
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 Telford 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.