Guildford L & LGV Driving Test Centre
At Guildford L & LGV, 54.7% of candidates pass, one of the 124 test centres we rank from the DVSA data. Below you will find the full pass-rate history, the demographic split, the estimated waiting time and a comparison with the nearest centres.
DVSA data last updated October 2026
Guildford L & LGV sits in the bottom quarter of hgv/lgv pass rates nationally (Bottom 24%, rank #95 of 124). The strongest hgv/lgv alternative nearby is Worthing LGV, about 30.6 miles away.
Pass vs fail at a glance
All-time 2.7K passed, 3.0K failed, 5.7K total
How Guildford L & LGV compares
Guildford L & LGV gives up 5.5 points to the national average and is ranked 95 of 124 in its category; treat that as a route-difficulty signal, not a verdict on your chances.
Where Guildford L & LGV ranks among 124 centres
Pass-rate trend by year
The direction of travel here is upward: Guildford L & LGV has added 11.3 points since 2007-08, from 43.4% to 54.7%, with its strongest year at 54.7% in 2010-11.
Pass rate by demographic
Estimated wait time and demand
Booking is achievable but not immediate: on this estimate, learners booking at Guildford L & LGV would typically wait around 14 to 18 weeks from booking to test day.
The range above is an estimate, not a real-time slot count. We model it from National Audit Office demand data and this centre's volume; the methodology page sets out the workings. For live availability use the DVSA booking service.
Centre details
Address
Tests offered at Guildford L & LGV
- HGV/LGV
For other test types at this location, search the DVSA centre finder.
Accessibility & facilities
Parking, toilets, and disabled-access details vary by centre. Check the official DVSA find a driving test centre tool, or call DVSA Customer Services on 0300 200 1122.
About this test centre
Where do you actually take your hgv/lgv test if you book Guildford L & LGV? You start in Guildford, Surrey, and the examiner takes you through whatever mix of urban and outlying roads sits within a roughly twenty-minute drive of the centre. 5.7K tests across 2007-08-2010-11. That's a working sample, enough to take the pass rate at face value but not so large that a single quiet quarter passes unnoticed.
How does Guildford L & LGV compare nationally? 54.7% pass rate, #95 of 124 hgv/lgv centres in the DVSA network, 5.5 points below the UK average of 60.2%. The bottom quarter of the country, in other words. DVSA doesn't break out first-attempt figures for Guildford L & LGV in DRT122C, so the split between first-time and retake pass rates isn't published for this centre.
All figures shown are aggregated from the DVSA quarterly statistical release covering the most recent reporting periods available. Pass-rate calculations exclude tests cancelled by the candidate or examiner. Sample sizes and methodology are described in the source attribution at the foot of this page.
What learners should know about Guildford L & LGV
- Guildford L & LGV is in the lower tier of pass rates nationally. That isn't an indictment of the examiners, it reflects road layout, traffic density, and route mix. Prepare specifically for the centre, not generically.
- Practising the roads around the centre is the preparation that most reliably pays off. Most ADI instructors in Guildford will know the road types and junctions learners commonly meet near the centre.
- Book through the official DVSA service (gov.uk/book-driving-test). Third-party "fast-track" sites charge a premium for the same booking; the official DVSA booking service is free.
Whether you pass at Guildford L & LGV is not decided by the centre. It is decided by the 15 things an examiner can mark you on, and move off, safety is one of the ones that ends attempts early.
Take move off, safety. Forgetting the right-shoulder blind-spot check; bouncing back to seated position after the mirror check without looking. Most of the argument about what is a minor and what is a serious comes down to cases like that one, so it is worth knowing which side of the line yours falls on before an examiner decides it for you.
Six-point check on every move-off: left mirror, centre mirror, right mirror, right shoulder, left shoulder, signal. Practise until the sequence is reflexive. Free to use, no sign up. Everything for the day itself is on the practical test hub.
Other test centres nearby
You cannot book a practical test at Guildford L & LGV until you hold a theory pass, and it has to still be valid on the day you sit it. Nationally 44.8% of candidates pass the theory.
Pedestrians, cyclists, horse riders and the 2022 hierarchy of road users. All 14 DVSA topics are free to practise, with no sign up. See the theory pass rate by centre or the full practice hub.
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Data: DVSA quarterly statistical release, released under the Open Government Licence v3.0. PassRates.uk aggregates DVSA centre-level totals across reporting periods.
DVSA data period: 2010-11.