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Tolworth (London) driving test centre
53.6% of car practical tests taken at Tolworth (London) passed in 2025-26, from 10,164 tests. Pass rates, local road types and how we prepare you for this centre.
Tolworth (London) pass rates
Pass rate 2025-26
53.6%
5,447 passes
National average
50%
+3.6 points here
Tests conducted
10,164
about 847 a month
Best published year
54%
2021-22
10,164 car practical tests were taken at Tolworth (London) in 2025-26. 53.6% passed, 3.6 percentage points above the national average of 50%. It is up on 2019-20, when 50.3% passed.
The rate has stayed within 3.7 points across the published years, between 50.3% and 54%. In 2025-26 the rate was 55.8% for male candidates and 51% for female candidates. That works out at roughly 847 tests a month, which is what waiting times at Tolworth (London) depend on more than the pass rate does.
- Tolworth (London)
- National average
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate | National | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 10,164 | 5,447 | 53.6% | 50% | 55.8% | 51% |
| 2024-25 | 9,241 | 4,921 | 53.3% | 48.7% | 55.6% | 50.8% |
| 2023-24 | 11,763 | 6,046 | 51.4% | 47.9% | 52.9% | 49.6% |
| 2022-23 | 9,236 | 4,642 | 50.3% | 48.4% | 51.3% | 49% |
| 2021-22 | 9,205 | 4,967 | 54% | 48.9% | 55.5% | 52.3% |
| 2020-21 | 2,412 | 1,285 | 53.3% | 49.8% | 56.7% | 49.9% |
| 2019-20 | 7,972 | 4,012 | 50.3% | 45.9% | 54.4% | 46.5% |
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 Tolworth (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 Tolworth (London)
The local network around Tolworth (London) is wide urban a-roads, pedestrian crossings in series and tight residential turns, 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. Most candidates here travel in from around Greater London, so allow for the journey when you pick a slot.
Tolworth (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
Wide urban A-roads
Pedestrian crossings in series
Tight residential turns
- 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.
- Most candidates here travel in from around Greater London, 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 Tolworth (London)
Anticipation and pedestrians
Busy footfall means a lot of the marking is about looking far enough ahead — spotting the person about to step out, not reacting once they have.
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 Tolworth (London) itself, so the wide urban a-roads you meet on test day are ones you have already driven.
A full mock test
A full-length mock from the Tolworth (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 Tolworth (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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Tolworth (London) test centre FAQs
What are the test routes like at Tolworth (London)?
The DVSA stopped publishing official routes, and examiners vary them. In practice, routes from Tolworth (London) draw on wide urban a-roads, pedestrian crossings in series, tight residential turns, so those are the conditions to rehearse rather than a fixed sequence of streets.
What do learners most often fail on at Tolworth (London)?
anticipation and pedestrians, 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 Tolworth (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 Tolworth (London).
How do I book a practical test at Tolworth (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 Tolworth (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 Tolworth (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 Tolworth (London) is the better use of the same hours.
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