South East, England · DVSA car test centre
Medway Ambley Road driving test centre
Driving Test Centre Gillingham LGV, Ambley Road, Gillingham, ME8 0SJ
Tests here: lorry and bus, From Monday 6 July, Gillingham LGV test centre will be renamed to Medway Ambley Road and will begin to conduct some car driving tests.
Waiting times to September 2026 and pass rates for 2025–26, from DVSA statistics published .
Median wait, September 2026
1 weeks
No figure a year ago
Pass rate, 2025–26
–
Not published
Wait rank in Great Britain
2 of 314
1 = shortest wait; 1st of 32 South East
Weeks to 10% of slots free
–
GB 19.7 weeks
People who took a car test at Medway Ambley Road in September 2026 had booked it a median of 1 week earlier: 10.6 weeks shorter than the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and 10.4 weeks shorter than the South East figure (11.4 weeks).
Waiting time over the last two years
Median weeks between booking a test and taking it, for tests taken each month.
- Medway Ambley Road
- South East
- Great Britain
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| Month | Medway Ambley Road | South East | Great Britain |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.0 | 11.4 | 11.6 |
| August 2026 | 1.4 | 11.0 | 11.1 |
| July 2026 | 1.4 | 10.0 | 11.1 |
| June 2026 | – | 9.6 | 10.7 |
| May 2026 | – | 8.7 | 9.7 |
| April 2026 | – | 9.0 | 9.1 |
| March 2026 | – | 8.4 | 9.0 |
| February 2026 | – | 10.1 | 10.4 |
| January 2026 | – | 10.0 | 10.1 |
| December 2025 | – | 10.7 | 10.1 |
| November 2025 | – | 10.3 | 10.4 |
| October 2025 | – | 12.3 | 11.6 |
| September 2025 | – | 13.3 | 12.4 |
| August 2025 | – | 13.0 | 11.7 |
| July 2025 | – | 12.4 | 12.0 |
| June 2025 | – | 11.3 | 11.0 |
| May 2025 | – | 11.0 | 11.3 |
| April 2025 | – | 10.6 | 10.6 |
| March 2025 | – | 10.9 | 10.4 |
| February 2025 | – | 11.0 | 11.4 |
| January 2025 | – | 11.9 | 11.0 |
| December 2024 | – | 11.0 | 10.4 |
| November 2024 | – | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| October 2024 | – | 11.1 | 9.7 |
How far ahead people booked
Of tests taken at Medway Ambley Road in September 2026, 98.6% had been booked within 7 weeks and 0.0% more than 21 weeks before.
- Within 7 weeks
- 7 to 14 weeks
- 14 to 21 weeks
- Over 21 weeks
At Medway Ambley Road, 98.6% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 0.0% more than 21 weeks ahead.
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| Within 7 weeks | 7 to 14 weeks | 14 to 21 weeks | Over 21 weeks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medway Ambley Road | 98.6% | 1.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| South East | 42.5% | 13.1% | 14.2% | 30.2% |
| Great Britain | 41.1% | 14.2% | 15.2% | 29.5% |
Pass rates
DVSA hasn't published pass rates for Medway Ambley Road for 2025–26.
Pass rate by year
- Medway Ambley Road
- Great Britain
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| Year | Medway Ambley Road | Great Britain |
|---|---|---|
| 2019–20 | – | 45.9% |
| 2020–21 | – | 49.8% |
| 2021–22 | – | 48.9% |
| 2022–23 | – | 48.4% |
| 2023–24 | – | 47.9% |
| 2024–25 | – | 48.7% |
| 2025–26 | – | 50.0% |
Years run April to March; ’20 is 2020–21.
The nearest theory test centre
The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Chatham (14-16 High Street, ME4 4EP), 3.0 mi away. In 2025–26, 44.1% of its 32,955 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 Medway Ambley Road in September 2026. 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.
| Centre | 24 months | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gillingham | 0.2 mi | 12 weeks | 56.4% | |
| Maidstone | 7.3 mi | 9.7 weeks | 60.2% | |
| Tilbury | 12 mi | 5.2 weeks | 50.4% | |
| Southend-on-Sea | 14 mi | 17.6 weeks | 47.0% | |
| Basildon | 16 mi | 3.7 weeks | 49.1% | |
| Sevenoaks | 18 mi | 15 weeks | 59.0% | |
| Ashford (Kent) | 20 mi | 7.1 weeks | 46.2% | |
| Sidcup (London) | 20 mi | 23 weeks | 58.7% |
- This centre
- Shorter wait
- Other nearby
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.
- DVSA publishes no pass rate for Medway Ambley Road for 2025–26. It removes centres where only one examiner conducted tests, and new centres appear only after a full year.
- 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.