Driving test centres in North-east England
12 DVSA car test centres, with what each one passes and how long it makes you wait. Every figure is DVSA's own.
12
48.9%
13.9 weeks
Every centre in North-east England
Ranked by pass rate for 2025-26, with the year before and the median wait in weeks. The last column is the live board, and updates as learners list.
| Centre | 2025-26 | 2024-25 | Tests | Wait, weeks | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northallerton | 60.4% | 58.6% | 3,244 | 8.9 | … |
| Alnwick | 55.5% | 51.0% | 1,282 | 14.7 | … |
| Berwick-On-Tweed | 53.9% | 54.3% | 666 | 20.3 | … |
| Durham | 53.2% | 49.6% | 9,451 | 15.7 | … |
| Hexham | 53.0% | 56.7% | 1,388 | 16.9 | … |
| Sunderland | 51.1% | 47.1% | 10,436 | 8.9 | … |
| Hartlepool | 51.0% | 49.7% | 5,847 | 13.4 | … |
| Blyth | 50.9% | 47.2% | 6,973 | 13.5 | … |
| Gosforth | 48.4% | 47.5% | 10,531 | 16.3 | … |
| Middlesbrough | 47.7% | 48.3% | 8,854 | 14.3 | … |
| Darlington | 47.1% | 49.2% | 12,183 | 8.9 | … |
| Gateshead | 37.5% | 37.4% | 9,512 | 7.1 | … |
Which of these are linked
A swap is always between two centres DVSA allows for both learners: your own, one of your three nearest, or one you first booked at. Chained through a neighbour, these are the groups that connect. Each centre page lists its own direct partners.
5 centres, linked
4 centres, linked
2 centres, linked
On its own in North-east England
- Hexham reaches no other centre, so a swap here is with somebody booked at the same one
Holding a date in North-east England?
Somebody nearby wants it, and has one you would rather have. Put yours on the board and see. It is free, it takes a minute, and nothing is committed until you both say yes.
North-east England: questions
Which North-east England driving test centre has the highest pass rate?
Northallerton, at 60.4% in 2025-26 against a national 50%. The lowest in the region is Gateshead at 37.5%. A pass rate mostly describes the roads and the traffic around a centre rather than the marking, which is the same everywhere.
How long is the wait for a driving test in North-east England?
The median across 12 North-east England centres is 13.9 weeks, from DVSA's monthly figures for July 2026. That is longer than the 11.9 week national median. The spread inside a region is usually wider than the gap between regions, so the centre matters more than the region does.
Can I swap a driving test between North-east England centres?
Only where DVSA allows the move. A swap has to leave both learners at their own centre, at one of their three nearest, or at a centre they first booked at, and it has to work in both directions. Being in the same region is not enough on its own: 1 of the 12 centres here reach nowhere else at all. Each centre page lists the ones it can actually reach.
How many driving test centres are there in North-east England?
12. 12 of them have a published pass rate, covering 80,367 car tests in 2025-26.