Wood Green driving test centre
Wood Green Crown Court, Woodhall House, Lordship Lane, Wood Green, Greater London, N22 5LF
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 Wood Green date? How to postpone it without losing the fee.
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Wood Green in numbers
46.8% of car tests at Wood Green end in a pass, 3.2 points below the national average of 50%. Within London it ranks 22nd of 30. It runs roughly 219 car tests a week, so there is a steady population of learners holding a slot here.
Pass rate
Below average- Passed here
- 46.8%11,379 tests, Apr 2025 to Mar 2026
- National average
- 50%same period
- On last year
- =level (46.8% the year before)
Waiting time
About typical- Median wait
- 11.8 weeks0.6 weeks shorter than the national median of 12.4
- Still free to book
- 3.5%of the next 24 weeks
- Already taken
- 3,105of 3,218 slots in that window
Centres you can swap with from Wood 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 Wood Green. Anywhere else is refused on the call.
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
Wood Green's own three nearest are Tottenham, Barnet, Enfield (Brancroft Way).
Same test type
Weekday with weekday; evening and weekend tests only with each other.
Getting to Wood 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
Wood Green Crown Court
Woodhall House, Lordship Lane
Wood Green
Greater London
N22 5LF
- Limited car parking space available
- 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 Wood 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.
The roundabouts around Wood 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont Road | 3 | 1.2 miles | Belmont Road (B155), Downhills Park Road, Downhills Way (B155) |
| Betstyle Circus | 4 | 1.5 miles | A1003 (A1003), Bowes Road (A1110), Brunswick Park Road (A1003), Friern Barnet Road (A1003), Oakleigh Road South (A109) |
| Edmonton Great Cambridge Roundabout | 4 | 1.6 miles | A10 (A10), A111 (A111), A406 (A406), Great Cambridge Road (A10), Sterling Way |
| Woodside Avenue | 3 | 2.0 miles | Fordington Road, Lanchester Road, Woodside Avenue |
| Woodhouse Road | 4 | 2.1 miles | Summers Lane, Woodhouse Road (A1003), Woodleigh Avenue |
| Southgate Circus | 4 | 2.2 miles | Chase Side (A111), Dennis Parade, High Street (A1004), The Bourne (A111) |
| Hampden Square | 3 | 2.4 miles | Hampden Square, Hampden Square (B1453) |
| Woodfield Drive | 3 | 2.5 miles | Uplands Road, Woodfield Drive |
| The Green | 3 | 2.8 miles | Church Street (B154), The Broadway (A1010), The Green (A1010) |
Swaps at Wood 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 Wood 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: how would you check the brake lights are working?
- Flash the headlights and watch the mirror
- Check the brake warning light on the dashboard
- Switch the ignition on and walk round the car
- Press the brake pedal and use reflections in windows or doors, or ask someone to help
Show the answer
Press the brake pedal and use reflections in windows or doors, or ask someone to help. Operate the brake pedal and make use of reflections in windows or doors, or ask someone to help.
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Road signs
Why do the stop and give way signs have shapes no other sign uses?
- Because they are the oldest signs
- So they can be recognised even when the face is hidden, for example by snow or dirt
- So they fit on narrow footways
- So they can be seen from further away at night
Show the answer
So they can be recognised even when the face is hidden, for example by snow or dirt. The octagon and the upside-down triangle can be recognised from their shape alone, even from behind or when the face is covered.
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Warning lights
An amber warning light comes on. What does amber generally mean?
- Something is switched on
- Have it checked soon; you can usually drive on carefully
- The car needs fuel
- Stop immediately in the road
Show the answer
Have it checked soon; you can usually drive on carefully. Amber is a fault worth checking soon, such as engine management, ABS or tyre pressure. Read the handbook for your car.
Swapping at Wood Green: questions
Can I swap a test at Wood 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 Wood Green the list is Tottenham, Barnet. Anywhere else is refused on the call.
What is the pass rate at Wood Green?
46.8% of car tests at Wood Green ended in a pass between April 2025 and March 2026, from 11,379 tests. The national average over the same period was 50%, so Wood Green is 3.2 points below it, ranking 245th 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 Wood Green?
Of the centres you can legally move a Wood Green test to, Barnet has the highest pass rate at 49.9%, against 46.8% 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 Wood Green?
11.8 weeks. That is the median wait between booking and taking a test for people who sat one at Wood 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. 3.5% 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 Wood 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 219 car tests a week at Wood 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 Wood 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 Wood 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 Wood 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.