Driving Test Pass Rates in Royal Tunbridge Wells
Royal Tunbridge Wells has 2 DVSA driving test centres with a volume-weighted average car pass rate of 58.9% 10.2 pp above the UK national average of 48.7%. The full ranking, gender split, first-time pass rate and centre-by-centre data is below.
About Royal Tunbridge Wells
Royal Tunbridge Wells is an English city served by a small group of 2 DVSA practical driving test centres. Together, these centres have processed 82.8K tests on record, every result tracked here is sourced from the DVSA's quarterly statistical release and aggregated to give a like-for-like view of how each centre performs.
As a whole, Royal Tunbridge Wells runs notably ahead of the UK average. The volume-weighted city car pass rate of 58.9% is 10.2 percentage points above the 48.7% UK figure, which often correlates with quieter routes, fewer multi-lane roundabouts, and easier urban junctions.
Tunbridge Wells is the only fully tracked centre in Royal Tunbridge Wells, with a current pass rate of 58.9% (2024-25). Whether you're booking your first attempt or a retest, taking lessons on the actual Royal Tunbridge Wells test routes, not just generic local roads, is the single biggest preparation lever available to candidates here.
Royal Tunbridge Wells vs the UK average
Royal Tunbridge Wells above the UK average pass rate by 10.2 percentage points. Candidates here pass at notably higher rates than the UK average, though this often reflects quieter routes rather than easier examiners.
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Pass rate by gender across Royal Tunbridge Wells
Across Royal Tunbridge Wells's test centres, men pass at 57.9% and women at 52.2% a gender gap of 5.7 percentage points in favour of male candidates. Across the UK, the gap is around 5 percentage points on average.
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All test centres in Royal Tunbridge Wells
About these statistics
Pass rates shown above are aggregated across all available years of DVSA quarterly statistical data for each centre. Rates are volume-weighted across the city, larger centres carry proportionally more weight than smaller ones. Centres with fewer than 1,000 tests in the current period are flagged as low-sample to avoid statistically noisy comparisons. Always factor in your own preparation, instructor recommendations, and route familiarity, pass rates are a useful signal, not a guarantee.
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Data: DVSA quarterly statistical release, released under the Open Government License v3.0. 46.8K passes recorded across 2 Royal Tunbridge Wells centres.