Somerset · South West
Weston-super-Mare driving test centre
61% of car practical tests taken at Weston-super-Mare passed in 2025-26, from 4,443 tests. Pass rates, local road types and how we prepare you for this centre.
Weston-super-Mare pass rates
Pass rate 2025-26
61%
2,711 passes
National average
50%
+11 points here
Tests conducted
4,443
about 370 a month
Best published year
61%
2025-26
4,443 car practical tests were taken at Weston-super-Mare in 2025-26. 61% passed, 11 percentage points above the national average of 50%. It is up on 2019-20, when 54% passed.
Over the published years the rate has moved between 54% in 2019-20 and 61% in 2025-26, so a single year's figure is a weak guide on its own. In 2025-26 the rate was 62.4% for male candidates and 59.5% for female candidates. That works out at roughly 370 tests a month, which is what waiting times at Weston-super-Mare depend on more than the pass rate does.
- Weston-super-Mare
- National average
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate | National | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 4,443 | 2,711 | 61% | 50% | 62.4% | 59.5% |
| 2024-25 | 5,807 | 3,282 | 56.5% | 48.7% | 57.3% | 55.5% |
| 2023-24 | 6,093 | 3,417 | 56.1% | 47.9% | 56.8% | 55.2% |
| 2022-23 | 5,180 | 2,981 | 57.5% | 48.4% | 58.7% | 56.3% |
| 2021-22 | 5,087 | 2,760 | 54.3% | 48.9% | 57.5% | 50.9% |
| 2019-20 | 4,032 | 2,179 | 54% | 45.9% | 58.4% | 50.3% |
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 Weston-super-Mare
Expect industrial-estate approaches, level crossing or bridge pinch points and quiet outer streets on a test out of Weston-super-Mare. The demands are ordinary, but they are specific to this area.
Routes leave the built-up area quickly, so speed adjustment between limits is heavily assessed. Sat-nav sections usually run on the wider through-routes rather than the back streets. Learners across South West often book here without practising locally first — the road types above are the gap to close.
Weston-super-Mare takes candidates from across Somerset, 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
Industrial-estate approaches
Level crossing or bridge pinch points
Quiet outer streets
- Routes leave the built-up area quickly, so speed adjustment between limits is heavily assessed.
- Sat-nav sections usually run on the wider through-routes rather than the back streets.
- Learners across South West 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 Weston-super-Mare
Meeting traffic and clearance
Whose priority it is, how much room you leave for parked cars, and whether you wait in a safe place — all marked closely on these streets.
Sharing the road with lorries
If you cannot see the lorry's mirrors, the driver cannot see you — and an examiner sitting alongside will mark the position.
How we prepare you for this centre
Time on the real roads
We plan the final sessions around Weston-super-Mare itself, so the industrial-estate approaches you meet on test day are ones you have already driven.
A full mock test
A full-length mock from the Weston-super-Mare 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 Weston-super-Mare 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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Weston-super-Mare test centre FAQs
What are the test routes like at Weston-super-Mare?
The DVSA stopped publishing official routes, and examiners vary them. In practice, routes from Weston-super-Mare draw on industrial-estate approaches, level crossing or bridge pinch points, quiet outer streets, so those are the conditions to rehearse rather than a fixed sequence of streets.
What do learners most often fail on at Weston-super-Mare?
meeting traffic and clearance, sharing the road with lorries — all of which come directly from the road types on the local network.
Can I take an intensive course and test at Weston-super-Mare?
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 Weston-super-Mare.
How do I book a practical test at Weston-super-Mare?
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 Weston-super-Mare?
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 Weston-super-Mare 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.
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