Driving Test Centres in Westmorland and Furness: 3 DVSA Sites Ranked
3 DVSA driving test sites across Westmorland and Furness, part of England. Car pass rate 63.5% (2024-25 DVSA data), UK car average 48.7%.
DVSA data last updated July 2026
About Westmorland and Furness
Westmorland and Furness, England runs 3 DVSA driving test sites. Heron Hill and Barrow-in-Furness anchor the catchment, and the wider network has logged 52.2K car tests in the public DVSA release. The county's volume-weighted car pass rate is 63.5% (2024-25 DVSA data), set against the UK figure of 48.7%.
Westmorland and Furness runs 14.8 pp above the UK car pass rate (2024-25 DVSA data). The pattern across most counties is similar, the busiest centres in the larger towns tend to under-perform the quieter centres in surrounding districts. Use the rankings below to see where individual centres sit, not just where the county car average lands.
The headline spread within Westmorland and Furness sits between Kendal (Oxenholme Road) (64.8%) at the top of the league and Barrow In Furness (61.9%) at the bottom, a gap of 2.9 percentage points. Spreads of 10 to 15 percentage points within a single county are common, the route a centre uses matters far more than the county boundary.
Top 5 highest pass rates in Westmorland and Furness
Top 5 lowest pass rates in Westmorland and Furness
All test centres in Westmorland and Furness
Sorted by pass rate, centres with fewer than 1,000 current-period tests appear at the end.
Westmorland and Furness driving test: common questions
What is the average driving test pass rate in Westmorland and Furness?+
The car driving test pass rate across Westmorland and Furness is 63.5%, 14.8 points above the UK average of 48.7%. It is a volume-weighted figure from the 2 test centres in the county with enough current tests for a reliable rate.
Which Westmorland and Furness test centre has the highest pass rate?+
Kendal (Oxenholme Road) has the highest current car pass rate in Westmorland and Furness at 64.8%, ahead of Barrow In Furness on 61.9%. Pass rates reflect the routes and traffic a centre tests on, not just how candidates drive.
Which Westmorland and Furness test centre has the lowest pass rate?+
Among the county's busier centres, Barrow In Furness currently has the lowest car pass rate at 61.9%. A lower rate usually points to tougher, busier test routes rather than stricter examiners.
How many driving test centres are there in Westmorland and Furness?+
Westmorland and Furness has 3 DVSA driving test centres, with sites around Heron Hill, Barrow-in-Furness. Each centre's full pass-rate history, waiting time and demographic breakdown is linked above.
Is it easier to pass your driving test in Westmorland and Furness?+
On average a little, yes: the 63.5% county figure sits just above the national 48.7%. The bigger factor is the spread between centres, currently 61.9% to 64.8%, so which centre you book matters more than the county itself.
Where does the Westmorland and Furness 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.