Test Centre Stats

West Midlands, England · DVSA car test centre

Hereford driving test centre

Driving Test Centre Hereford, 1, Faraday Rd Westfield Trading Estate, Hereford, HR4 9NS · wheelchair accessible

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

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

Median wait, September 2026

2.9 weeks

−12.7 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

58.8%

+8.8 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

5 of 314

1 = shortest wait; 1st of 26 West Midlands

Weeks to 10% of slots free

12.8 weeks

GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Hereford in September 2026 had booked it a median of 2.9 weeks earlier: 8.7 weeks shorter than the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and 9.2 weeks shorter than the West Midlands figure (12.1 weeks). A year earlier, in September 2025, it was 15.6 weeks, so the wait has shortened by 12.7 weeks. Over the last 12 months it ranged from 2.9 weeks to 15.6 weeks.

On the last Monday of September 2026 it would have taken about 12.8 weeks to reach a week with at least 10% of its test slots free (Great Britain: 19.7 weeks). Across the whole 24-week window, 17.6% 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.

  • Hereford
  • West Midlands
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Hereford, October 2024 to September 2026Hereford: 2.9 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.0510152025Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 262.9Weeks0510152025Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 262.9Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Hereford, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthHerefordWest MidlandsGreat Britain
September 20262.912.111.6
August 20265.612.111.1
July 20265.611.111.1
June 20266.611.010.7
May 202613.19.19.7
April 20267.47.19.1
March 20268.08.39.0
February 202611.310.410.4
January 202612.19.910.1
December 202514.19.310.1
November 202515.19.710.4
October 202515.611.711.6
September 202515.613.112.4
August 202511.711.111.7
July 20257.912.412.0
June 20257.911.311.0
May 20257.112.111.3
April 20257.311.110.6
March 20255.410.410.4
February 202512.411.711.4
January 202518.811.911.0
December 202416.411.010.4
November 202417.410.79.9
October 202416.010.39.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Hereford in September 2026, 67.3% had been booked within 7 weeks and 13.9% more than 21 weeks before.

  • Within 7 weeks
  • 7 to 14 weeks
  • 14 to 21 weeks
  • Over 21 weeks
Hereford
West Midlands
Great Britain

At Hereford, 67.3% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 13.9% 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
Hereford67.3%7.3%11.5%13.9%
West Midlands40.6%12.9%14.1%32.4%
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 Hereford, those three are below. All three had longer median waits than Hereford in September 2026, so moving away from here is unlikely to help.

Centres a test booked at Hereford can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs HerefordPass rate 2025–26
Monmouthabout 19 miles by roadabout 19 mi4.7 weeks+1.8 wk51.0%
Ludlowabout 23 miles by roadabout 23 mi10 weeks+7.1 wk58.7%
Abergavennyabout 26 miles by roadabout 26 mi3.9 weeks+1.0 wk64.2%

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), 4,110 car tests were taken here and 58.8% passed, 8.8 points above the Great Britain rate (50.0%). That's close to the year before (59.4%). First attempts did better: 60.0% of 2,186 first-time candidates passed, and 5.9% did it with no faults at all.

  • Hereford
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    58.8%8.8 points above Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    60.0%9.5 points above Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    5.9%3.0 points above Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    59.9%9.1 points above Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    57.4%8.3 points above Great Britain (49.1%)
  • 17-year-oldsGB figure is the sum of listed centres
    70.9%7.3 points above Great Britain (63.6%)
  • Automatic cars22% of tests here were in automatics
    47.9%3.3 points above Great Britain (44.6%)
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Pass rates at Hereford compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureHerefordGreat Britain
All tests58.8%50.0%
First attempts60.0%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults5.9%2.9%
Men59.9%50.8%
Women57.4%49.1%
17-year-olds70.9%63.6%
Automatic cars47.9%44.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Hereford
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Hereford by financial yearPass rate at Hereford in 2025–26: 58.8%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Hereford, 2019–20: 54.7%55Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Hereford, 2020–21: 59.2%59Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Hereford, 2021–22: 61.2%61Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Hereford, 2022–23: 57.8%58Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Hereford, 2023–24: 55.8%56Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Hereford, 2024–25: 59.4%59Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Hereford, 2025–26: 58.8%59Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Hereford, 2019–20: 54.7%55Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Hereford, 2020–21: 59.2%59Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Hereford, 2021–22: 61.2%61Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Hereford, 2022–23: 57.8%58Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Hereford, 2023–24: 55.8%56Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Hereford, 2024–25: 59.4%59Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Hereford, 2025–26: 58.8%59Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Hereford by financial year
YearHerefordGreat Britain
2019–2054.7%45.9%
2020–2159.2%49.8%
2021–2261.2%48.9%
2022–2357.8%48.4%
2023–2455.8%47.9%
2024–2559.4%48.7%
2025–2658.8%50.0%

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

By age, 17 to 25 (2025–26)

Candidates aged 23 did best here, at 71.3%. Ages with fewer than 20 tests are left out; DVSA suppresses some small groups.

  • Age 1770.9% of 997
  • Age 1862.9% of 558
  • Age 1957.0% of 242
  • Age 2064.2% of 159
  • Age 2167.0% of 109
  • Age 2262.5% of 120
  • Age 2371.3% of 87
  • Age 2455.7% of 88
  • Age 2555.1% of 107

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2025–26 DVSA cancelled 50 tests at Hereford, about 12.2 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was examiner illness (31). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Examiner illness31
  • Weather and other acts of nature11
  • Examiner leave8

The nearest theory test centre

The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Hereford (Ground Floor, Penn House, 9-10 Broad Street, HR4 9AP), 0.9 mi away. In 2025–26, 44.3% of its 8,410 car theory tests were passes, close to the Great Britain rate (44.8%). You can sit the theory test at any centre.

Nearby centres

None of the 8 nearest centres had a wait at least a week shorter than Hereford in September 2026. Within the same list, Abergavenny (21 mi) had a pass rate of 64.2%. 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 Hereford, with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
Monmouth17 mi4.7 weeks51.0%
Ludlow21 mi10 weeks58.7%
AbergavennyHigher pass rate21 mi3.9 weeks64.2%
Gloucester25 mi16.2 weeks47.8%
Worcester25 mi14 weeks51.9%
Brecon29 mi7.4 weeks58.7%
Cheltenham30 mi17 weeks43.2%
Newport (Gwent)36 mi6.7 weeks48.9%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Monmouth: 4.7 weeksLudlow: 10 weeksAbergavenny: 3.9 weeksGloucester: 16.2 weeksWorcester: 14 weeksBrecon: 7.4 weeksCheltenham: 17 weeksNewport (Gwent): 6.7 weeksHerefordHereford

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.