Livingston Driving Test Centre
Livingston posts a 50.7% pass rate, with Dunfermline (Vine) the nearest alternative about 14 miles away. Read on for its full DVSA history, first-time pass rate, waiting time and demographic breakdown.
DVSA data last updated July 2026
Livingston sits in the top half of car pass rates nationally (Top 49%, rank #159 of 323). The strongest car alternative nearby is Peebles, about 20.5 miles away.
Pass vs fail at a glance
All-time 19.3K passed, 19.7K failed, 39.1K total
How Livingston compares
Livingston is 2 points ahead of the national figure and ranked 159 of 323 in its category, a difference most candidates will not feel on the day.
Where Livingston ranks among 323 centres
Pass-rate trend by year
The direction of travel here is upward: Livingston has added 4.9 points since 2017-18, from 45.8% to 50.7%, with its strongest year at 56.9% in 2021-22.
Pass rate by demographic
Waiting time at Livingston
Official DVSA data, May 2026. The median is the time between booking and taking the test; for live availability use the DVSA booking service.
Centre details
Address
Source: DVSA find a driving test centre (Open Government Licence v3.0), captured 2026-05-12.
Tests offered at Livingston
- car
- motorcycle module 1 (off-road)
- motorcycle module 2 (on-road)
- lorry and bus
- ADI part 3
Accessibility & facilities
Parking and toilet details aren't included in DVSA's published feed. For the current on-site facilities, check the DVSA find a driving test centre tool with postcode EH54 5DE, or call DVSA Customer Services on 0300 200 1122.
About this test centre
Drivers booked at Livingston report to a DVSA centre in Livingston, West Lothian, postcode EH54 6GS. The car routes used here are drawn from the streets the centre's examiners drive every week, so the test reflects local conditions rather than a generic syllabus. 39.1K tests across 2017-18-2024-25. 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.
By raw pass rate Livingston sits at 50.7%, with the DVSA's national car average over the same window running at 48.7%. The gap (2 points above the UK figure) places the centre at rank #159 of 323, inside the upper half of the country's car test centres. The first-time pass figure here is 50.9%, which lines up almost exactly with the UK average of 49%. If you're a first-timer, the centre is neither lucky nor unlucky ground, it's average.
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 Livingston
- Livingston doesn't deviate much from the national curve, so generic preparation advice (mock tests, mirror discipline, junction observation) applies here in the same shape it would anywhere.
- Practising the roads around the centre is the preparation that most reliably pays off. Most ADI instructors in Livingston 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.
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On the day at Livingston
Aim to be at Livingston ten minutes early. Because parking and waiting facilities are not the same at every DVSA centre, check the approach on the DVSA centre finder (postcode EH54 6GS) before the day. At moderate demand and about 8 to 12 weeks' wait, securing a convenient date here is usually less of a scramble. The examiner needs to see your provisional photocard licence to begin, and the car you bring must be roadworthy, fitted with L plates and a working interior mirror. If Dunfermline (Vine) is fully booked, Livingston is the next closest centre, roughly 14 miles away.
Once underway the test takes around 40 minutes and is the same wherever you sit it. The examiner verifies your eyesight at 20 metres, puts one tell-me question to you, then accompanies the drive and asks one show-me question while you are driving. About 20 minutes is independent driving, sat nav or road signs to a named destination, with one of the set manoeuvres and an emergency stop on roughly one test in seven. The drive covers the local mix of road types within roughly a twenty-minute radius of the centre. Across DVSA marking nationally, the fault recorded most often on car tests is junctions - observation, worth drilling on the local routes before your date.
Results come immediately on return to the centre. The examiner talks you through any faults marked, prints the DL25 feedback form, and (if you passed) takes your provisional licence so the full one can be issued by post. A pass needs no more than 15 driving faults and zero serious or dangerous faults, the standard 50.7% of candidates at Livingston meet 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.