Test Centre Stats

South West, England · DVSA car test centre

Gloucester driving test centre

Falcon Close, Green Farm Business Park, Quedgeley, GL2 4LY

Tests here: car, motorcycle module 1 (off-road), motorcycle module 2 (on-road), ADI part 2, ADI part 3.

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

Median wait, September 2026

16.2 weeks

+0.5 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

47.8%

−2.2 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

224 of 314

1 = shortest wait; 21st of 22 South West

Weeks to 10% of slots free

24+ weeks

GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Gloucester in September 2026 had booked it a median of 16.2 weeks earlier: 4.6 weeks longer than the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and 7.8 weeks longer than the South West figure (8.4 weeks). A year earlier, in September 2025, it was 15.7 weeks, so the wait has grown by 0.5 weeks. Over the last 12 months it ranged from 9.6 weeks to 19 weeks.

When DVSA took its snapshot on the last Monday of September 2026, no week in the next 24 had even 10% of its slots free. DVSA caps this measure at 24 weeks, so the true figure could be longer. Across the whole 24-week window, 4.1% of standard slots were still unbooked (Great Britain: 13.3%).

Waiting time over the last two years

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

  • Gloucester
  • South West
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Gloucester, October 2024 to September 2026Gloucester: 16.2 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.0102030Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2616.2Weeks0102030Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2616.2Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Gloucester, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthGloucesterSouth WestGreat Britain
September 202616.28.411.6
August 202619.08.311.1
July 202619.08.111.1
June 202615.47.010.7
May 202617.07.19.7
April 202610.37.19.1
March 20269.67.19.0
February 202616.89.010.4
January 202616.29.910.1
December 202511.710.110.1
November 202514.610.410.4
October 202516.310.611.6
September 202515.712.012.4
August 202519.011.111.7
July 202523.011.712.0
June 202521.411.111.0
May 202521.311.711.3
April 202518.910.910.6
March 202519.410.610.4
February 202520.711.311.4
January 202518.010.611.0
December 202418.010.710.4
November 202418.110.49.9
October 202417.410.79.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Gloucester in September 2026, 36.8% had been booked within 7 weeks and 33.5% more than 21 weeks before.

  • Within 7 weeks
  • 7 to 14 weeks
  • 14 to 21 weeks
  • Over 21 weeks
Gloucester
South West
Great Britain

At Gloucester, 36.8% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 33.5% 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
Gloucester36.8%9.8%19.9%33.5%
South West46.7%17.4%15.8%20.1%
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 Gloucester, those three are below. Of the three, Monmouth (4.7 weeks) and Chippenham (11.7 weeks) had median waits at least a week shorter than Gloucester in September 2026.

Centres a test booked at Gloucester can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs GloucesterPass rate 2025–26
Cheltenhamabout 14 miles by roadabout 14 mi17 weeks+0.8 wk43.2%
Monmouthabout 27 miles by roadabout 27 mi4.7 weeks−11.5 wk51.0%
Chippenhamabout 32 miles by roadabout 32 mi11.7 weeks−4.5 wk56.4%

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), 7,420 car tests were taken here and 47.8% passed, 2.2 points below the Great Britain rate (50.0%). The year before it was 49.6%, so the rate fell by 1.8 points. First attempts did about the same: 48.3% of 3,837 first-time candidates passed, and 1.8% did it with no faults at all.

  • Gloucester
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    47.8%2.2 points below Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    48.3%2.2 points below Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    1.8%1.1 points below Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    47.6%3.2 points below Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    47.9%1.2 points below Great Britain (49.1%)
  • 17-year-oldsGB figure is the sum of listed centres
    58.7%4.9 points below Great Britain (63.6%)
  • Automatic cars23% of tests here were in automatics
    36.5%8.1 points below Great Britain (44.6%)
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Pass rates at Gloucester compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureGloucesterGreat Britain
All tests47.8%50.0%
First attempts48.3%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults1.8%2.9%
Men47.6%50.8%
Women47.9%49.1%
17-year-olds58.7%63.6%
Automatic cars36.5%44.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Gloucester
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Gloucester by financial yearPass rate at Gloucester in 2025–26: 47.8%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Gloucester, 2019–20: 45.7%46Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Gloucester, 2020–21: 48.1%48Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Gloucester, 2021–22: 52.6%53Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Gloucester, 2022–23: 52.5%53Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Gloucester, 2023–24: 48.9%49Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Gloucester, 2024–25: 49.6%50Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Gloucester, 2025–26: 47.8%48Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Gloucester, 2019–20: 45.7%46Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Gloucester, 2020–21: 48.1%48Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Gloucester, 2021–22: 52.6%53Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Gloucester, 2022–23: 52.5%53Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Gloucester, 2023–24: 48.9%49Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Gloucester, 2024–25: 49.6%50Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Gloucester, 2025–26: 47.8%48Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Gloucester by financial year
YearGloucesterGreat Britain
2019–2045.7%45.9%
2020–2148.1%49.8%
2021–2252.6%48.9%
2022–2352.5%48.4%
2023–2448.9%47.9%
2024–2549.6%48.7%
2025–2647.8%50.0%

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

By age, 17 to 25 (2025–26)

Candidates aged 17 did best here, at 58.7%. Ages with fewer than 20 tests are left out; DVSA suppresses some small groups.

  • Age 1758.7% of 1,548
  • Age 1850.4% of 1,199
  • Age 1952.5% of 528
  • Age 2050.8% of 388
  • Age 2149.8% of 311
  • Age 2249.7% of 328
  • Age 2342.6% of 251
  • Age 2447.4% of 211

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2025–26 DVSA cancelled 212 tests at Gloucester, about 28.6 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was examiner leave (143). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Examiner leave143
  • Examiner illness64
  • Weather and other acts of nature5

The nearest theory test centre

The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Gloucester (Third Floor, Eastgate House, 121-131 Eastgate Street, GL1 1PX), 2.5 mi away. In 2025–26, 44.5% of its 14,291 car theory tests were passes, close to 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 Monmouth, 19 mi away, at 4.7 weeks. Within the same list, Monmouth (19 mi) had a pass rate of 51.0%. 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 Gloucester, with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
Cheltenham10 mi17 weeks43.2%
MonmouthShorter waitHigher pass rate19 mi4.7 weeks51.0%
HerefordShorter waitHigher pass rate25 mi2.9 weeks58.8%
ChippenhamShorter waitHigher pass rate26 mi11.7 weeks56.4%
SwindonShorter waitHigher pass rate26 mi12.1 weeks51.1%
Bristol (Kingswood)Shorter waitHigher pass rate27 mi5.9 weeks51.9%
WorcesterShorter waitHigher pass rate27 mi14 weeks51.9%
Bristol (Avonmouth)Shorter waitHigher pass rate28 mi12.1 weeks55.5%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Cheltenham: 17 weeksMonmouth: 4.7 weeksHereford: 2.9 weeksChippenham: 11.7 weeksSwindon: 12.1 weeksBristol (Kingswood): 5.9 weeksWorcester: 14 weeksBristol (Avonmouth): 12.1 weeksGloucesterGloucester

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.
  • "Weeks to 10% availability" stops at 24 because DVSA only releases tests 24 weeks ahead. A figure of 24 means "24 or more".
  • 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.