L&T (Fitzwilliam) Driving Test Centre
The L&T (Fitzwilliam) driving test centre is located in Dixon Terrace, Scotland (EH47 0LH). Below are the official pass-rate statistics, multi-year trend, demographic breakdown, and how this centre compares against the UK average and its neighbours, all drawn from the DVSA quarterly statistical release.
Pass vs fail at a glance
5.5K passed, 3.6K failed, 9.1K total
How L&T (Fitzwilliam) compares
L&T (Fitzwilliam) performs well above the UK average. Learners passing here are more likely to pass than at most other UK centres, though this can also reflect quieter test routes and fewer challenging junctions.
Where L&T (Fitzwilliam) ranks among 152 centres
Pass-rate trend by year
Most common faults at this centre
The fault categories most frequently recorded against learners on test. Knowing them lets you target practice on the things examiners are most likely to penalise.
- 1Junctions - observation10
- 2Mirrors - change direction9
- 3Move off - safely8
- 4Junctions - turning right7
- 5Response to signs - traffic lights6
Per-centre fault breakdowns are derived from the DVSA national fault distribution applied to centre-level test outcomes.
Pass rate by demographic
Estimated wait time and demand
Wait times at L&T (Fitzwilliam) have remained broadly stable through recent reporting periods. Booking is comparatively quick: learners booking at L&T (Fitzwilliam) typically wait around 6 weeks from booking to test day.
Wait time is estimated from regional demand patterns reported in the National Audit Office investigation into car driving test waiting times (Dec 2024) and the DVSA Despatch blog updates, combined with this centre's test volume. Real availability fluctuates with examiner staffing and cancellations, always check the official DVSA booking service for live slots.
Centre details
Address
Tests offered at L&T (Fitzwilliam)
- HGV/LGV
For other test types at this location, search the DVSA centre finder with postcode EH47 0LH.
Accessibility & facilities
Parking, toilets, and disabled-access details vary by centre. Check the official DVSA find a driving test centre tool with postcode EH47 0LH, or call DVSA Customer Services on 0300 200 1122.
About this test centre
Of the DVSA hgv/lgv centres across Scotland, L&T (Fitzwilliam) is the one covering Dixon Terrace, West Lothian and the surrounding EH47 0LH area. The routes are built around the roads the centre's examiners can reach inside the test's time budget. L&T (Fitzwilliam) sees moderate volume: 9.1K practical tests through 2017-18-2024-25. Year-on-year percentages here are meaningful, but watch the trend line rather than fixating on any single period.
If you've been told L&T (Fitzwilliam) is "an easy centre" or "a hard one", the data won't fully back that. 65.4% is 16.7 points clear of the UK hgv/lgv average of 48.7%, which is rank #72 out of 152. DVSA doesn't break out first-attempt figures for L&T (Fitzwilliam) 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 L&T (Fitzwilliam)
- Above-average pass rate at L&T (Fitzwilliam) doesn't mean above-average ease. The fundamentals examiners mark are the same nationally: junctions, mirrors, observation, signal timing. A 65%+ pass rate means more candidates clear those, not that the bar is lower.
- If you can, take at least one lesson with an instructor who specifically works the L&T (Fitzwilliam) routes. Local instructors know which junctions are the centre's hardest and will drill them.
- If you missed the earlier slots at L&T (Fitzwilliam), the DVSA's official cancellation pool refreshes constantly. Check at off-peak times (early morning, late evening) for better odds.
Other test centres nearby
On the day at L&T (Fitzwilliam)
Arrive at L&T (Fitzwilliam) with about ten minutes to spare and know your parking options in advance, they vary site to site across the DVSA network. The DVSA centre finder (postcode EH47 0LH) maps the centre and its surroundings. Waits here run around 6 weeks at low demand, so you can usually pick a date without a long wait. Don't set off without your provisional photocard licence; the test cannot start without it, and your car needs L plates and a working interior mirror. If Bathgate is fully booked, L&T (Fitzwilliam) is the next closest centre, roughly 4 miles away.
The test runs for around 40 minutes and follows the same DVSA format used at every centre. The examiner checks your eyesight at 20 metres, asks one show-me and one tell-me question, then sits in for the drive. About 20 minutes of it is independent driving, either following a sat nav the examiner sets up or following road signs to a named place. You will do one of four set manoeuvres, and roughly one in three candidates is asked to perform an emergency stop. The drive covers the local mix of road types within roughly a twenty-minute radius of the centre. Across recent DVSA marking, the fault logged most often at this centre is junctions - observation, worth drilling on the local routes before your date.
You will know the result before you leave L&T (Fitzwilliam). The examiner explains the faults marked on your DL25 feedback form and, if you have passed, takes the provisional licence so a full one can be posted out. The pass standard is fixed nationally, 15 driving faults maximum and zero serious or dangerous faults, and 65.4% of candidates here meet it under current DVSA marking.
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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.
Edited by Vikas. DVSA data period: 2024-25.