Livingston Driving Test Centre
Livingston in Livingston records a 77.7% pass rate against a UK average of 72.2%. This page covers the multi-year trend, the first-time and gender pass rates, and a like-for-like comparison with other centres.
DVSA data last updated September 2026
Livingston sits in the top half of motorcycle module 2 pass rates nationally (Top 33%, rank #45 of 135). The strongest motorcycle module 2 alternative nearby is Grangemouth, about 12.3 miles away.
Pass vs fail at a glance
All-time 631 passed, 181 failed, 812 total
How Livingston compares
Livingston runs 5.5 points ahead of the national average, ranked 45 of 135 in its category. Margins in this range usually track route difficulty: fewer multi-lane roundabouts and less dense traffic.
Where Livingston ranks among 135 centres
Pass-rate trend by year
Livingston has climbed 30.4 points across the series, 54.3% in 2015-16 to 84.7% now; the weakest year on record was 54.3% in 2015-16.
Pass rate by demographic
Estimated wait time and demand
Booking is comparatively quick: on this estimate, learners booking at Livingston would typically wait around 4 to 8 weeks from booking to test day.
This wait is an estimate modelled from regional demand and this centre's test volume, not a live booking figure. See how it is worked out on our methodology page, and check the DVSA booking service for live slots.
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
Livingston is one of the DVSA's motorcycle module 2 test sites in Scotland, located in Livingston, West Lothian at EH54 6GS. The choice of routes reflects the local mix of road types rather than any standard national template. Livingston is a low-volume centre, 812 tests through 2015-16-2021-22. PassRates aggregates the multi-year total because the per-quarter figures are too noisy to draw conclusions from in isolation.
Livingston passes higher than most. At 77.7% versus a UK average of 72.2%, it ranks #45 of 135 motorcycle module 2 centres, the upper half of the network. First-attempt data for Livingston is missing from the DVSA's DRT122C release. It's not a low number, it's no number, the centre is small enough that DVSA omits it from that particular table.
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
- Don't read a higher pass rate as a softer test. Livingston's rate reflects route geography more than examiner discretion, DVSA marking is centrally trained. Prepare for the same fault categories you'd prepare for anywhere.
- Livingston is a low-volume centre (812 tests on record). Period-to-period swings can look dramatic without much underlying change, read the multi-year aggregate rather than any single quarter's figure.
- 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.
- If you missed the earlier slots at Livingston, cancellations appear on the official DVSA booking service throughout the day. Check at off-peak times (early morning, late evening) for the best chance of catching one.
Whether you pass at Livingston is not decided by the centre. It is decided by the 15 things an examiner can mark you on, and response, traffic signs is one of the ones that ends attempts early.
A fair amount of what goes wrong is settled before the engine starts: the documents, the car, the 2 vehicle safety questions and whichever habit you have not drilled, response, traffic signs being a common one. Working through it as a list beats remembering it in the car park.
Drive your local test routes specifically scanning for signs. Have the instructor cover unusual signs on country roads (national speed limit on single carriageway = 60 mph, not 70). 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 Livingston 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.
Observation, anticipation, concentration and avoiding distractions at the wheel. 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: 2021-22.