Simonswood LGV Driving Test Centre
The Simonswood LGV driving test centre is located in Simonswood, England. 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
2.9K passed, 4.0K failed, 6.8K total
How Simonswood LGV compares
Simonswood LGV has a slightly tougher pass rate than the UK average. Routes here may be more demanding than rural centres.
Where Simonswood LGV 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 Simonswood LGV have remained broadly stable through recent reporting periods. Booking is achievable but not immediate: learners booking at Simonswood LGV typically wait around 16 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 Simonswood LGV
- HGV/LGV
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 DG1 3PQ, or call DVSA Customer Services on 0300 200 1122.
About this test centre
Simonswood LGV is one of the DVSA's hgv/lgv test sites in England, located in Simonswood, Lancashire. The choice of routes reflects the local mix of road types rather than any standard national template. Across 2007-08-2010-11 the DVSA recorded 6.8K tests at Simonswood LGV. A solid mid-range sample, the data is reliable enough that the rank position below isn't an artefact of small numbers.
Simonswood LGV is not where the easier hgv/lgv tests happen. The 42.5% pass rate sits 6.2 points below the UK average of 48.7%, putting the centre #148 of 152 nationally. For Simonswood LGV the DVSA suppresses first-attempt figures in DRT122C. Smaller centres get rolled up; this is one of them. The overall pass rate above is the only published figure.
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 Simonswood LGV
- Simonswood 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 test routes is the single thing that most reliably moves a candidate's pass odds. Most ADI instructors in Simonswood will have a working knowledge of which routes Simonswood LGV uses.
- If you missed the earlier slots at Simonswood LGV, the DVSA's official cancellation pool refreshes constantly. Check at off-peak times (early morning, late evening) for better odds.
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On the day at Simonswood LGV
Arrive at Simonswood LGV 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 maps the centre and its surroundings. With high demand and waits near 16 weeks, take any earlier slot the booking service offers rather than holding out. 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 Switch Island is fully booked, Simonswood LGV is the next closest centre, roughly 4 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; 42.5% of candidates at Simonswood LGV 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: 2010-11.