Driving Test Centres in Lancashire: 10 DVSA Sites Ranked
10 DVSA driving test sites across Lancashire, part of England. Car pass rate 50.4% (2024-25 DVSA data), UK car average 48.7%.
DVSA data last updated June 2026
About Lancashire
Learners in Lancashire have 10 DVSA test sites to choose between. The county pulls candidates from Heysham, Moss Side and Preston and surrounding areas, recording 564.4K car tests in the DVSA dataset. The headline figure is a 50.4% volume-weighted car pass rate for 2024-25, compared with 48.7% nationally.
The 50.4% county car figure is 1.7 pp above the 48.7% UK car number (2024-25 DVSA data), which makes Lancashire better than average on the headline measure. Within-county variation matters as much as the average, individual centres can sit well above or well below the county number once you compare them side by side.
The headline spread within Lancashire sits between Roadtrain (Essex) (69%) at the top of the league and Simonswood LGV (42.5%) at the bottom, a gap of 26.5 percentage points. Urban-heavy routes with multi-lane roundabouts, bus lanes and dense pedestrian traffic typically drag the bottom-of-county figure down, even within a single county.
Top 5 highest pass rates in Lancashire
All test centres in Lancashire
Sorted by pass rate, centres with fewer than 1,000 current-period tests appear at the end.
Lancashire driving test: common questions
What is the average driving test pass rate in Lancashire?+
The car driving test pass rate across Lancashire is 50.4%, 1.7 points above the UK average of 48.7%. It is a volume-weighted figure from the 9 test centres in the county with enough current tests for a reliable rate.
Which Lancashire test centre has the highest pass rate?+
Roadtrain (Essex) has the highest current car pass rate in Lancashire at 69%, ahead of Heysham on 55%. Pass rates reflect the routes and traffic a centre tests on, not just how candidates drive.
Which Lancashire test centre has the lowest pass rate?+
Among the county's busier centres, Simonswood LGV currently has the lowest car pass rate at 42.5%. A lower rate usually points to tougher, busier test routes rather than stricter examiners.
How many driving test centres are there in Lancashire?+
Lancashire has 10 DVSA driving test centres, with sites around Heysham, Moss Side, Preston. Each centre's full pass-rate history, waiting time and demographic breakdown is linked above.
Is it easier to pass your driving test in Lancashire?+
On average a little, yes: the 50.4% county figure sits just above the national 48.7%. The bigger factor is the spread between centres, currently 42.5% to 69%, so which centre you book matters more than the county itself.
Where does the Lancashire pass-rate data come from?+
The figures come from the DVSA's quarterly car practical test statistics, the official UK government release. We only rank centres with at least 1,000 current-period tests, so a small sample never produces a misleading rate.