Birmingham (Garretts Green) driving test centre
Granby Avenue, Garretts Green, Birmingham, West Midlands, B33 0SD
A swap only works when one of you moves forward and the other moves back, so the date somebody cannot use is worth as much as the date somebody wants. DVSA will exchange the two bookings over the phone, free. What they will not do is put the two of you in touch, and that is the part this page is for. Not ready for your Birmingham (Garretts Green) date? How to postpone it without losing the fee.
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Birmingham (Garretts Green) in numbers
44.4% of car tests at Birmingham (Garretts Green) end in a pass, 5.6 points below the national average of 50%. Within West Midlands it ranks 19th of 26. It is also one of the busiest centres in the country, putting roughly 432 car tests through every week, which means a lot of learners holding a Birmingham (Garretts Green) slot at any one time. The rate has moved noticeably too: up 2.4 points on the year before (42%).
Pass rate
Below average- Passed here
- 44.4%22,480 tests, Apr 2025 to Mar 2026
- National average
- 50%same period
- On last year
- +2.4points up (42% the year before)
Waiting time
Shorter than most- Median wait
- 11.4 weeks1.0 weeks shorter than the national median of 12.4
- Still free to book
- 16.3%of the next 24 weeks
- Already taken
- 9,399of 11,228 slots in that window
Centres you can swap with from Birmingham (Garretts Green)
GOV.UK allows a swap with a learner booked at the same centre as you, at one of your three nearest, or at a centre you first booked at. Three nearest is measured by driving distance avoiding motorways, and DVSA publishes the list. A swap moves both learners, so the condition has to hold from each side, and the centres below are the ones that work in both directions from Birmingham (Garretts Green). Anywhere else is refused on the call.
| Centre | Distance | Wait, weeks | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham (South Yardley) | about 3 miles | 11.9 | 42.8% -1.6 |
| Birmingham (Kingstanding) | about 8 miles | 16.1 | 48.5% +4.1 |
The four rules, applied here
You both need a change left
Two changes per car test, and a swap spends one of them. How changing a test works.
10 working days' notice
To whichever of the two tests is first. Monday to Saturday count; Sundays and public holidays do not.
Centres near each other
Birmingham (Garretts Green)'s own three nearest are Birmingham (South Yardley), Birmingham (Shirley), Birmingham (Kingstanding).
Same test type
Weekday with weekday; evening and weekend tests only with each other.
Getting to Birmingham (Garretts Green), and what to take
Straight from DVSA's own list of test centres. Worth reading the week before rather than the morning of.
Where it is
Granby Avenue
Garretts Green
Birmingham
West Midlands
B33 0SD
- A car park is available at the test centre
- Toilets
What to take
- Your UK driving licence. No photocard means a valid passport and your paper licence.
- Your theory test pass certificate if you have it. If it is lost the examiner can look the pass up.
- A car. Most people use their instructor's.
Driving around Birmingham (Garretts Green) before test day
Nobody can give you the examiner's route. DVSA stopped publishing routes in 2010, and four tests in five are led by a sat nav the examiner sets up, so there is no sequence to learn. The roads are a different matter: which roundabout, which multi-lane junction, where the limit changes. Instructors film those, and watching them is the cheapest practice available.
1 practice route from the Birmingham (Garretts Green) test centre. Real roads, turn by turn, with the roundabout exits numbered and a manoeuvre to try on each one. Built from OpenStreetMap. Practice loops, not the examiner's route, because nobody has that.
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The roundabouts around Birmingham (Garretts Green)
Every named roundabout with three or more exits within three miles of the centre, nearest first, read off OpenStreetMap. DVSA stopped publishing test routes in 2010, so this is not a route and nobody can tell you which of these you will be sent round. It is the ground the test is driven on, and these are the junctions worth having met before the morning rather than on it.
| Roundabout | Exits | From the centre | Roads that meet there |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadway | 3 | 0.7 miles | Holbeach Road, Meadway |
| Cooks Lane | 4 | 1.3 miles | Chelmsley Road, Cooks Lane, Fordbridge Road |
| Pine Square | 3 | 1.4 miles | Bosworth Drive, Greenlands Road, Moorend Avenue |
| Church Road | 4 | 1.7 miles | Church Road, Church Road (A4040), Hob Moor Road, Stoney Lane (A4040) |
| Silver Birch Road | 3 | 1.7 miles | Acacia Avenue, Kinghshurst Way, Silver Birch Road |
| Heathway | 3 | 1.8 miles | Brook Meadow Road, Heath Way, School Lane |
| Swan Island | 4 | 2.0 miles | Church Road (A4040), Yardley Road (A4040) |
| Wash Lane | 3 | 2.1 miles | Hob Moor Road, Wash Lane |
| Castle Lane | 3 | 2.4 miles | Castle Lane, Highwood Avenue, Moordown Avenue |
| Bird Island | 3 | 2.6 miles | Airport Way, Viking Road |
| Clock Roundabout | 4 | 2.8 miles | A4545 (A4545), Bickenhill Lane (B4438) |
| Warwick Road | 3 | 2.9 miles | Shirley Road, Warwick Road (A41), Westley Road (B4146) |
Swaps at Birmingham (Garretts Green), month by month
Most people know the month they need rather than the date. Each of these says how much of that month can still be swapped into under the ten working day rule, and which centres a Birmingham (Garretts Green) booking can move to. DVSA releases slots in a rolling 24-week window, so these are the months anybody can be holding a test in.
Three quick questions
One each on the car safety questions, road signs and warning lights: the parts of the test you can learn off the page. Have a guess, then open the answer.
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Show me, tell me
Tell me: where would you find the recommended tyre pressures, and when should they be checked?
- On the MOT certificate, checked once a year
- On the tyre wall, checked after a long drive
- Ask the garage; they are the same for every car
- In the manufacturer's handbook, checked with a reliable gauge when the tyres are cold
Show the answer
In the manufacturer's handbook, checked with a reliable gauge when the tyres are cold. The handbook (or a sticker on the car) gives the pressures. Check them cold with a reliable gauge, include the spare, and refit the valve caps.
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Road signs
What shape are most warning signs?
- A rectangle
- A triangle
- An octagon
- A circle
Show the answer
A triangle. Warning signs are mostly red-bordered triangles, point up.
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Warning lights
A red warning light comes on while you are driving. What does red generally mean?
- Something is switched on
- Stop as soon as it is safe and find out why
- Have it checked at your next service
- Nothing; red lights are only tested at start-up
Show the answer
Stop as soon as it is safe and find out why. Red means a problem that should not be driven on: oil pressure, brakes, overheating, charging. Stop when safe and find out why.
Swapping at Birmingham (Garretts Green): questions
Can I swap a test at Birmingham (Garretts Green) for one at another centre?
Only if it is the same centre, one of your three nearest, or a centre you first booked at. A swap moves both learners, so it has to work from each side. From Birmingham (Garretts Green) the list is Birmingham (South Yardley), Birmingham (Kingstanding). Anywhere else is refused on the call.
What is the pass rate at Birmingham (Garretts Green)?
44.4% of car tests at Birmingham (Garretts Green) ended in a pass between April 2025 and March 2026, from 22,480 tests. The national average over the same period was 50%, so Birmingham (Garretts Green) is 5.6 points below it, ranking 275th of 314 centres in Great Britain. These are DVSA's own published figures and they describe the centre, not you.
Which nearby centre has a better pass rate than Birmingham (Garretts Green)?
Of the centres you can legally move a Birmingham (Garretts Green) test to, Birmingham (Kingstanding) has the highest pass rate at 48.5%, against 44.4% here. That is a difference in the centre, not a promise about your test, and a swap has to suit the other learner too.
How long is the wait for a driving test at Birmingham (Garretts Green)?
11.4 weeks. That is the median wait between booking and taking a test for people who sat one at Birmingham (Garretts Green) in September 2026, from DVSA's own monthly figures, so half of them waited longer. The national median that month was 12.4 weeks. 16.3% of the slots in DVSA's 24-week booking window here were still free to book. A swap sidesteps that queue entirely, because you are moving into a date another learner has already booked.
How long does it take to find a swap at Birmingham (Garretts Green)?
That depends on how many learners hold a slot here and whether any of them want the opposite of what you want. DVSA runs about 432 car tests a week at Birmingham (Garretts Green), so the pool holding a slot is large. Join the list at the top of this page and we email you when a learner who could swap with you joins. A three-way chain often resolves faster than waiting for a perfect pair.
Does swapping at Birmingham (Garretts Green) cost anything?
No. You exchange slots rather than rebooking, so you keep your original booking reference and payment. Matching here is free, and DVSA does the swap on the phone at no charge.
How much notice do I need?
At least 10 full working days before whichever of the two tests comes first. Monday to Saturday count as working days; Sundays and public holidays do not, so the real deadline falls earlier than the calendar suggests.
Can my instructor arrange it for me?
No. Since 12 May 2026 only the candidate can book or manage their own test, and that applies to instructors too. Yours can sit next to you while you make the call.
Is this the same as a cancellation app for Birmingham (Garretts Green)?
No. A cancellation app scans the booking service for unclaimed appointments, and since 12 May 2026 learners are not allowed to use services that do that. A swap works the other way round: the date you want is already booked by another learner, the two of you agree to exchange, and you make the call yourself.
Your Birmingham (Garretts Green) date is somebody's dream date
Somewhere there is a learner holding the slot you want, who would rather have yours. Join the list and we email you when a learner who could swap with you joins. Free, no card, nothing to pay when it works.