Tottenham driving test centre
Driving Test Centre Tottenham Annex Building, Selby Centre, Selby Road, Tottenham, Greater London, N17 8JL
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 Tottenham date? How to postpone it without losing the fee.
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Tottenham in numbers
48.9% of car tests at Tottenham end in a pass, 1.1 points below the national average of 50%. Within London it ranks 18th of 30. It runs roughly 189 car tests a week, so there is a steady population of learners holding a slot here.
Pass rate
Below average- Passed here
- 48.9%9,844 tests, Apr 2025 to Mar 2026
- National average
- 50%same period
- On last year
- +1.0points up (47.9% the year before)
Waiting time
Shorter than most- Median wait
- 6.7 weeks5.7 weeks shorter than the national median of 12.4
- Still free to book
- 2%of the next 24 weeks
- Already taken
- 4,126of 4,211 slots in that window
Centres you can swap with from Tottenham
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 Tottenham. Anywhere else is refused on the call.
| Centre | Distance | Wait, weeks | Pass rate |
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| Wood Green | about 2 miles | 11.8 | 46.8% -2.1 |
| Enfield (Brancroft Way) | about 6 miles | 2.6 | 46.1% -2.8 |
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
Tottenham's own three nearest are Wood Green, Enfield (Brancroft Way), Chingford.
Same test type
Weekday with weekday; evening and weekend tests only with each other.
Getting to Tottenham, 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
Driving Test Centre Tottenham Annex Building
Selby Centre, Selby Road
Tottenham
Greater London
N17 8JL
- Please park in the designated bays close to the Annex building & report to the entrance lobby. Do not arrive more than 10 minutes prior to your appointment. Practice on site is strictly prohibited.
- 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 Tottenham 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.
The roundabouts around Tottenham
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton Great Cambridge Roundabout | 4 | 0.6 miles | A10 (A10), A111 (A111), A406 (A406), Great Cambridge Road (A10), Sterling Way |
| Belmont Road | 3 | 1.3 miles | Belmont Road (B155), Downhills Park Road, Downhills Way (B155) |
| The Green | 3 | 1.5 miles | Church Street (B154), The Broadway (A1010), The Green (A1010) |
| Cooks Ferry Roundabout | 4 | 1.9 miles | A1009 (A1009), Walthamstow Avenue (A406) |
| Southgate Circus | 4 | 2.6 miles | Chase Side (A111), Dennis Parade, High Street (A1004), The Bourne (A111) |
| Betstyle Circus | 4 | 2.6 miles | A1003 (A1003), Bowes Road (A1110), Brunswick Park Road (A1003), Friern Barnet Road (A1003), Oakleigh Road South (A109) |
| Crooked Billet Roundabout | 5 | 2.8 miles | Billet Road (B179), Chingford Road (A112), North Circular Road (A406), Wadham Road, Walthamstow Avenue (A406) |
Swaps at Tottenham, 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 Tottenham 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
Can a "show me" question fail your test on its own?
- Yes, if you get it wrong at all
- No, never
- Yes, if your driving becomes dangerous or potentially dangerous while you do it
- Only if you also get the "tell me" question wrong
Show the answer
Yes, if your driving becomes dangerous or potentially dangerous while you do it. A wrong answer is one driving fault. You fail if your driving is dangerous or potentially dangerous while you answer the "show me" question, for example if you look down too long or drift.
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Road signs
A direction sign with a green background points along which kind of road?
- A primary route
- A local road
- A motorway
- A tourist route
Show the answer
A primary route. Green backgrounds are primary routes, blue are motorways, white are other roads, and brown point to tourist attractions.
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Warning lights
A red warning light comes on while you are driving. What does red generally mean?
- Have it checked at your next service
- Something is switched on
- Nothing; red lights are only tested at start-up
- Stop as soon as it is safe and find out why
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 Tottenham: questions
Can I swap a test at Tottenham 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 Tottenham the list is Wood Green, Enfield (Brancroft Way). Anywhere else is refused on the call.
What is the pass rate at Tottenham?
48.9% of car tests at Tottenham ended in a pass between April 2025 and March 2026, from 9,844 tests. The national average over the same period was 50%, so Tottenham is 1.1 points below it, ranking 215th of 314 centres in Great Britain. These are DVSA's own published figures and they describe the centre, not you.
How long is the wait for a driving test at Tottenham?
6.7 weeks. That is the median wait between booking and taking a test for people who sat one at Tottenham in September 2026, from DVSA's own monthly figures, so half of them waited longer. The national median that month was 12.4 weeks. 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 Tottenham?
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 189 car tests a week at Tottenham, so the pool holding a slot is reasonable. 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 Tottenham 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 Tottenham?
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 Tottenham 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.