Test Centre Stats

North East, England · DVSA car test centre

Alnwick driving test centre

Roxburgh House, Green Batt, Alnwick, NE66 1JX

Tests here: car.

Waiting times to September 2026 and pass rates for 2025–26, from DVSA statistics published .

Median wait, September 2026

14.6 weeks

+5.2 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

55.5%

+5.5 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

193 of 314

1 = shortest wait; 5th of 11 North East

Weeks to 10% of slots free

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GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Alnwick in September 2026 had booked it a median of 14.6 weeks earlier: 3 weeks longer than the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and 1.5 weeks longer than the North East figure (13.1 weeks). A year earlier, in September 2025, it was 9.4 weeks, so the wait has grown by 5.2 weeks. Over the last 12 months it ranged from 7.9 weeks to 17.1 weeks.

Waiting time over the last two years

Median weeks between booking a test and taking it, for tests taken each month.

  • Alnwick
  • North East
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Alnwick, October 2024 to September 2026Alnwick: 14.6 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.05101520Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2614.6Weeks05101520Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2614.6Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Alnwick, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthAlnwickNorth EastGreat Britain
September 202614.613.111.6
August 202614.712.611.1
July 202614.711.711.1
June 20267.910.610.7
May 202612.110.19.7
April 202613.610.19.1
March 202613.39.79.0
February 202615.410.010.4
January 202613.49.410.1
December 202517.110.910.1
November 202514.110.110.4
October 202514.611.311.6
September 20259.412.412.4
August 202513.112.411.7
July 202511.813.612.0
June 202512.014.011.0
May 202511.913.311.3
April 202510.012.410.6
March 202511.913.110.4
February 202511.612.611.4
January 202511.111.711.0
December 20248.111.110.4
November 202411.310.69.9
October 202412.510.99.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Alnwick in September 2026, 26.1% had been booked within 7 weeks and 29.1% more than 21 weeks before.

  • Within 7 weeks
  • 7 to 14 weeks
  • 14 to 21 weeks
  • Over 21 weeks
Alnwick
North East
Great Britain

At Alnwick, 26.1% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 29.1% more than 21 weeks ahead.

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How far ahead tests taken in September 2026 were booked
Within 7 weeks7 to 14 weeks14 to 21 weeksOver 21 weeks
Alnwick26.1%18.7%26.1%29.1%
North East34.0%18.5%20.8%26.7%
Great Britain41.1%14.2%15.2%29.5%

If your test is booked here

Since 9 June 2026 a car test can only be moved to one of the three centres DVSA lists as nearest by road (or back to the centre where you first booked), and you get two changes in total. For a test booked at Alnwick, those three are below. Of the three, Blyth (11.7 weeks) had a median wait at least a week shorter than Alnwick in September 2026.

Centres a test booked at Alnwick can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs AlnwickPass rate 2025–26
Gosforthabout 30 miles by roadabout 30 mi21.1 weeks+6.5 wk48.4%
Berwick-On-Tweedabout 30 miles by roadabout 30 mi22.1 weeks+7.5 wk53.9%
Blythabout 32 miles by roadabout 32 mi11.7 weeks−2.9 wk50.9%

From DVSA's list of centres you can move your test to, which it says may change. The change service shows your actual options.

Pass rates

In 2025–26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 1,282 car tests were taken here and 55.5% passed, 5.5 points above the Great Britain rate (50.0%). The year before it was 51.0%, so the rate rose by 4.5 points. First attempts did better: 62.5% of 680 first-time candidates passed, and 5.0% did it with no faults at all.

  • Alnwick
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    55.5%5.5 points above Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    62.5%12.0 points above Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    5.0%2.1 points above Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    53.6%2.8 points above Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    58.1%9.0 points above Great Britain (49.1%)
  • 17-year-oldsGB figure is the sum of listed centres
    73.4%9.8 points above Great Britain (63.6%)
  • Automatic cars22% of tests here were in automatics
    32.6%12.0 points below Great Britain (44.6%)
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Pass rates at Alnwick compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureAlnwickGreat Britain
All tests55.5%50.0%
First attempts62.5%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults5.0%2.9%
Men53.6%50.8%
Women58.1%49.1%
17-year-olds73.4%63.6%
Automatic cars32.6%44.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Alnwick
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Alnwick by financial yearPass rate at Alnwick in 2025–26: 55.5%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Alnwick, 2019–20: 63.6%64Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Alnwick, 2020–21: 69.5%69Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Alnwick, 2021–22: 65.1%65Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Alnwick, 2022–23: 68.7%69Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Alnwick, 2023–24: 55.0%55Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Alnwick, 2024–25: 51.0%51Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Alnwick, 2025–26: 55.5%56Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Alnwick, 2019–20: 63.6%64Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Alnwick, 2020–21: 69.5%69Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Alnwick, 2021–22: 65.1%65Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Alnwick, 2022–23: 68.7%69Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Alnwick, 2023–24: 55.0%55Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Alnwick, 2024–25: 51.0%51Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Alnwick, 2025–26: 55.5%56Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Alnwick by financial year
YearAlnwickGreat Britain
2019–2063.6%45.9%
2020–2169.5%49.8%
2021–2265.1%48.9%
2022–2368.7%48.4%
2023–2455.0%47.9%
2024–2551.0%48.7%
2025–2655.5%50.0%

Years run April to March; ’20 is 2020–21.

By age, 17 to 25 (2025–26)

Candidates aged 18 did best here, at 73.7%. Ages with fewer than 20 tests are left out; DVSA suppresses some small groups.

  • Age 1773.4% of 349
  • Age 1873.7% of 133
  • Age 1972.1% of 68
  • Age 2073.5% of 34
  • Age 2267.7% of 31
  • Age 2364.3% of 28
  • Age 2455.9% of 34
  • Age 2541.0% of 39

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2025–26 DVSA cancelled 67 tests at Alnwick, about 52.3 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was weather and other acts of nature (38). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Weather and other acts of nature38
  • Examiner leave20
  • Examiner illness9

The nearest theory test centre

The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Alnwick (Alnwick Masonic Centre, Prudhoe Street, NE66 1UW), 0.1 mi away. In 2025–26, 46.4% of its 1,429 car theory tests were passes, 1.6 points above the Great Britain rate (44.8%). You can sit the theory test at any centre.

Nearby centres

The nearest centre with a shorter wait is Blyth, 21 mi away, at 11.7 weeks. Within the same list, Kelso (31 mi) had a pass rate of 59.2%. You can book a new test at any centre in Great Britain, but once it's booked a car test can only be moved to the three centres DVSA names for that centre. Distances here are straight-line.

Centres near Alnwick, with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
BlythShorter wait21 mi11.7 weeks50.9%
Gosforth26 mi21.1 weeks48.4%
Berwick-On-Tweed27 mi22.1 weeks53.9%
KelsoHigher pass rate31 mi24.7 weeks59.2%
GatesheadShorter wait31 mi11.1 weeks37.5%
Hexham34 mi17.9 weeks53.0%
Duns36 mi21.7 weeks70.2%
SunderlandShorter wait36 mi9 weeks51.1%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Blyth: 11.7 weeksGosforth: 21.1 weeksBerwick-On-Tweed: 22.1 weeksKelso: 24.7 weeksGateshead: 11.1 weeksHexham: 17.9 weeksDuns: 21.7 weeksSunderland: 9 weeksAlnwickAlnwick

Reading these figures

  • The waiting time is a median for tests taken that month: half of candidates booked closer to their test date, half further ahead. It is not the earliest date you could book today, which can be sooner when tests are cancelled or extra ones are added.
  • DVSA marks figures from April 2025 onwards as provisional; they can be revised at the quarterly update.
  • Pass rates are published once a year; the latest cover April 2025 to March 2026. Waiting times are monthly, to September 2026.
  • The figures cover DVSA car tests only, not tests run by delegated examiners (such as some fleet and emergency service tests).

To book or move a test, use the official services: book your driving test or change your driving test on GOV.UK. DVSA explains when new tests are released. We have no link with DVSA and no access to its booking system.

Sources

DVSA, Driving test and theory test data: cars: tables DRT122F (waiting times), DRT121G (regional and national), DRT122A to DRT122E (pass rates), DRT122B (cancellations) and DRT112A (theory tests). Address and coordinates from GOV.UK's Find a driving test centre. Open Government Licence v3.0. Checked 3 November 2026.