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Wood Green (London) driving test centre
46.8% of car practical tests taken at Wood Green (London) passed in 2025-26, from 11,379 tests. Pass rates, local road types and how we prepare you for this centre.
Wood Green (London) pass rates
Pass rate 2025-26
46.8%
5,326 passes
National average
50%
-3.2 points here
Tests conducted
11,379
about 948 a month
Best published year
46.8%
2025-26
11,379 car practical tests were taken at Wood Green (London) in 2025-26. 46.8% passed, 3.2 percentage points below the national average of 50%. It is up on 2019-20, when 41.5% passed.
Over the published years the rate has moved between 41.5% in 2019-20 and 46.8% in 2025-26, so a single year's figure is a weak guide on its own. In 2025-26 the rate was 48.6% for male candidates and 44.1% for female candidates. That works out at roughly 948 tests a month, which is what waiting times at Wood Green (London) depend on more than the pass rate does.
- Wood Green (London)
- National average
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate | National | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 11,379 | 5,326 | 46.8% | 50% | 48.6% | 44.1% |
| 2024-25 | 10,797 | 5,048 | 46.8% | 48.7% | 49.3% | 43.1% |
| 2023-24 | 12,838 | 5,563 | 43.3% | 47.9% | 45.6% | 40.3% |
| 2022-23 | 11,912 | 5,270 | 44.2% | 48.4% | 46.9% | 40.8% |
| 2021-22 | 8,633 | 3,962 | 45.9% | 48.9% | 49.4% | 41.6% |
| 2019-20 | 9,252 | 3,841 | 41.5% | 45.9% | 45.9% | 37.3% |
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.
Where Wood Green (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 Wood Green (London)
The local network around Wood Green (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.
Lane changes under pressure are where most marks go, particularly on the approach to signals. Expect side-road emergences with restricted visibility from parked cars. Learners across London & the South East often book here without practising locally first — the road types above are the gap to close.
Wood Green (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.
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
Wide urban A-roads
Pedestrian crossings in series
Tight residential turns
- Lane changes under pressure are where most marks go, particularly on the approach to signals.
- Expect side-road emergences with restricted visibility from parked cars.
- 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 Wood Green (London)
Looking further ahead
Crossings, delivery vans and doors opening: the examiner is judging whether you saw it coming, not how quickly you braked.
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
Local route practice
The last hours of your course are spent on wide urban a-roads and pedestrian crossings in series near the centre, because that is what the examiner will put you on.
One rehearsal, examiner-style
Marked the way an examiner marks it, on a Wood Green (London) route, with a written debrief of every fault.
All four manoeuvres
Every manoeuvre practised with traffic present, because that is the version that appears on the day.
Test-day rehearsal
Licence and theory certificate checked, show me / tell me covered, and the sat-nav section practised before the day.
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Wood Green (London) test centre FAQs
What are the test routes like at Wood Green (London)?
The DVSA stopped publishing official routes, and examiners vary them. In practice, routes from Wood Green (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 Wood Green (London)?
looking further ahead, 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 Wood Green (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 Wood Green (London).
How do I book a practical test at Wood Green (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 Wood Green (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 Wood Green (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 Wood Green (London) is the better use of the same hours.
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