Leicester (Cannock Street) driving test centre
40 Cannock Street, Barkbythorpe Road, Troon Industrial Estate, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE4 9HT
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 Leicester (Cannock Street) date? How to postpone it without losing the fee.
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Leicester (Cannock Street) in numbers
Leicester (Cannock Street) is one of the harder centres in the country on paper: 40.2% of car tests here end in a pass, 11th lowest of 314 centres. That is the lowest of the 20 centres in East Midlands. It is also one of the busiest centres in the country, putting roughly 273 car tests through every week, which means a lot of learners holding a Leicester (Cannock Street) slot at any one time. The rate has moved noticeably too: up 2.5 points on the year before (37.7%).
Pass rate
Below average- Passed here
- 40.2%14,198 tests, Apr 2025 to Mar 2026
- National average
- 50%same period
- On last year
- +2.5points up (37.7% the year before)
Waiting time
Shorter than most- Median wait
- 7.9 weeks4.5 weeks shorter than the national median of 12.4
- Still free to book
- 6.2%of the next 24 weeks
- Already taken
- 3,699of 3,944 slots in that window
Centres you can swap with from Leicester (Cannock Street)
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 Leicester (Cannock Street). Anywhere else is refused on the call.
| Centre | Distance | Wait, weeks | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester (Wigston) | about 9 miles | 12.7 | 51.2% +11 |
| Loughborough | about 13 miles | 10.5 | 42.3% +2.1 |
| Melton Mowbray | about 13 miles | 20.0 | 69.7% +29.5 |
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
Leicester (Cannock Street)'s own three nearest are Leicester (Wigston), Loughborough, Melton Mowbray.
Same test type
Weekday with weekday; evening and weekend tests only with each other.
Getting to Leicester (Cannock Street), 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
40 Cannock Street
Barkbythorpe Road, Troon Industrial Estate
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE4 9HT
- There is limited parking available at this centre
- Toilets
- This test centre has stepped access
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 Leicester (Cannock Street) 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.
Find Leicester (Cannock Street) route videos
The roundabouts around Leicester (Cannock Street)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maidenwell Avenue | 5 | 1.0 miles | Bryony Road, Celandine Road, Laverton Road, Maidenwell Avenue |
| Red Hill Circle | 5 | 2.0 miles | Abbey Lane (A6), Birstall Road, Loughborough Road, Loughborough Road (A6), Watermead Way (A563) |
| Belgrave Circle | 4 | 2.3 miles | Abbey Park Road (B5327), Belgrave Gate (A607), Belgrave Road (A607), Dysart Way |
| Wanlip Roundabout | 4 | 2.8 miles | A6 (A6), Loughborough Road (A6) |
Swaps at Leicester (Cannock Street), 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 Leicester (Cannock Street) 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: how would you check the brakes are working before a journey?
- They should not feel spongy or slack, and the car should not pull to one side when you test them as you set off
- Look at the brake pads through the wheel
- Press the pedal hard three times with the engine off
- Check the brake warning light comes on when you brake
Show the answer
They should not feel spongy or slack, and the car should not pull to one side when you test them as you set off. Brakes should not feel spongy or slack, are tested as you move off, and the car should not pull to one side.
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Road signs
What shape are most warning signs?
- An octagon
- A rectangle
- A triangle
- A circle
Show the answer
A triangle. Warning signs are mostly red-bordered triangles, point up.
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Warning lights
What does a green or blue light on the dashboard tell you?
- Something is switched on
- Stop as soon as it is safe
- There is a fault to check soon
- The car is in eco mode
Show the answer
Something is switched on. Green and blue lights are information: dipped headlights, front fog lights, main beam, indicators.
Swapping at Leicester (Cannock Street): questions
Can I swap a test at Leicester (Cannock Street) 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 Leicester (Cannock Street) the list is Leicester (Wigston), Loughborough, Melton Mowbray. Anywhere else is refused on the call.
What is the pass rate at Leicester (Cannock Street)?
40.2% of car tests at Leicester (Cannock Street) ended in a pass between April 2025 and March 2026, from 14,198 tests. The national average over the same period was 50%, so Leicester (Cannock Street) is 9.8 points below it, ranking 304th 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 Leicester (Cannock Street)?
Of the centres you can legally move a Leicester (Cannock Street) test to, Melton Mowbray has the highest pass rate at 69.7%, against 40.2% 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 Leicester (Cannock Street)?
7.9 weeks. That is the median wait between booking and taking a test for people who sat one at Leicester (Cannock Street) in September 2026, from DVSA's own monthly figures, so half of them waited longer. The national median that month was 12.4 weeks. 6.2% 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 Leicester (Cannock Street)?
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 273 car tests a week at Leicester (Cannock Street), 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 Leicester (Cannock Street) 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 Leicester (Cannock Street)?
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 Leicester (Cannock Street) 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.