Llandrindod Wells Driving Test Centre
The Llandrindod Wells driving test centre is located in Llandrindod, Wales (LD1 5ET). 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
382 passed, 134 failed, 516 total
How Llandrindod Wells compares
Llandrindod Wells 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 Llandrindod Wells ranks among 194 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 Llandrindod Wells have remained broadly stable through recent reporting periods. Booking is comparatively quick: learners booking at Llandrindod Wells typically wait around 7 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
Source: DVSA find a driving test centre (Open Government Licence v3.0), captured 2026-05-12.
Tests offered at Llandrindod Wells
- car
- motorcycle module 2 (on-road)
- 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 TN1 2ES, or call DVSA Customer Services on 0300 200 1122.
About this test centre
Llandrindod Wells is one of the DVSA's motorcycle module 2 test sites in Wales, located in Llandrindod, Powys at LD1 5ET. The choice of routes reflects the local mix of road types rather than any standard national template. Small sample warning: 516 tests across 2010-11-2019-20. The headline rate on this page is the multi-year aggregate, which is the only version of the number worth trusting at this volume.
Llandrindod Wells passes higher than most. At 74% versus a UK average of 48.7%, it ranks #86 of 194 motorcycle module 2 centres, the upper half of the network. DVSA doesn't break out first-attempt figures for Llandrindod Wells 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 Llandrindod Wells
- Llandrindod Wells passes higher than the UK average, but the marking sheet is identical to every other DVSA centre. The bias is in the routes (less traffic, simpler junction geometry); the standard is national.
- Llandrindod Wells is a low-volume centre (516 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 test routes is the single thing that most reliably moves a candidate's pass odds. Most ADI instructors in Llandrindod will have a working knowledge of which routes Llandrindod Wells uses.
- If you missed the earlier slots at Llandrindod Wells, 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 Llandrindod Wells
Give yourself ten minutes in hand when you head to Llandrindod Wells, and look up where to park beforehand, facilities differ from one DVSA site to the next. The DVSA centre finder (postcode LD1 5ET) shows the exact location. Modelled waits here sit around 7 weeks at low demand, which tends to mean less competition for a date that suits you. You must have your provisional photocard licence on you, plus a car with L plates and a working interior mirror for the examiner. If Newtown is fully booked, Llandrindod Wells is the next closest centre, roughly 19 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 show-me and one tell-me question to you, then accompanies the drive. About 20 minutes is independent driving, sat nav or road signs to a named destination, with one of four set manoeuvres and an emergency stop on roughly one test in three. 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.
There is no wait for the verdict, the examiner delivers it at the centre. They go over each fault recorded, hand you the DL25 feedback form, and on a pass retain your provisional licence so the full version arrives by post. To pass you need no more than 15 driving faults and not a single serious or dangerous one; 74% of candidates at Llandrindod Wells currently clear that.
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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: 2019-20.