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Tottenham driving test centre
48.9% of car practical tests taken at Tottenham passed in 2025-26, from 9,844 tests. Pass rates, local road types and how we prepare you for this centre.
Tottenham pass rates
Pass rate 2025-26
48.9%
4,812 passes
National average
50%
-1.1 points here
Tests conducted
9,844
about 820 a month
Best published year
48.9%
2025-26
9,844 car practical tests were taken at Tottenham in 2025-26. 48.9% passed, 1.1 percentage points below the national average of 50%. It is up on 2019-20, when 39.6% passed.
Over the published years the rate has moved between 39.6% 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 51.2% for male candidates and 45.6% for female candidates. That works out at roughly 820 tests a month, which is what waiting times at Tottenham depend on more than the pass rate does.
- Tottenham
- National average
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate | National | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 9,844 | 4,812 | 48.9% | 50% | 51.2% | 45.6% |
| 2024-25 | 12,178 | 5,831 | 47.9% | 48.7% | 49.6% | 45.4% |
| 2023-24 | 10,266 | 4,995 | 48.7% | 47.9% | 50.7% | 45.8% |
| 2022-23 | 7,040 | 3,235 | 46% | 48.4% | 49.3% | 41.7% |
| 2021-22 | 5,470 | 2,405 | 44% | 48.9% | 47.4% | 39.9% |
| 2020-21 | 1,280 | 551 | 43% | 49.8% | 48.3% | 37.5% |
| 2019-20 | 5,750 | 2,279 | 39.6% | 45.9% | 43.2% | 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 Tottenham
Tests from Tottenham run mostly on retail-park approaches, filter lanes and 20mph residential zones. Those road types sit close together, so several of them can appear in the first ten minutes.
Hesitation at busy junctions is the most common fault here — commit once the gap is genuinely there. At least one manoeuvre is usually set on a narrow residential street with traffic passing. If your lessons have been in a different part of Greater London, plan at least a couple of sessions on these roads before the test.
Tottenham 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
Retail-park approaches
Filter lanes
20mph residential zones
- Hesitation at busy junctions is the most common fault here — commit once the gap is genuinely there.
- At least one manoeuvre is usually set on a narrow residential street with traffic passing.
- If your lessons have been in a different part of Greater London, plan at least a couple of sessions on these roads before the test.
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 Tottenham
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 Tottenham 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 Tottenham 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 Tottenham 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
Tottenham test centre FAQs
What are the test routes like at Tottenham?
The DVSA stopped publishing official routes, and examiners vary them. In practice, routes from Tottenham 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 Tottenham?
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 Tottenham?
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 Tottenham.
How do I book a practical test at Tottenham?
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 Tottenham?
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 Tottenham 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.