Practical driving test centre in Weston Super Mare

Weston-super-Mare Driving Test Centre

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Plot 11, Sunnyside Road, North Industrial Estate, Weston Super Mare, BS23 3PZ
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At a glance

Weston-super-Mare driving test pass rate and waiting time

Latest published practical driving test pass rate: 61% from 4,443 tests in 2025-26. Published median waiting time: 5 weeks in Jul 2026 (historical data, not live availability).

Overall pass rate
61%
2025-26 · 4,443 tests
Published median wait
5 weeks
Jul 2026 · historical, not live
First-attempt pass rate
61.3%
2025-26 · 2,442 first attempts
Automatic pass rate
54.8%
2025-26 · 849 automatic tests

These are group-level historical results. They do not predict an individual learner's result or prove that a centre is easier.

Weston-super-Mare Test Centre map and location

Address and test-centre details

Weston-super-Mare Test Centre
Plot 11, Sunnyside Road, North Industrial Estate
Weston Super Mare
BS23 3PZ
Location checked
24 August 2026
Statistics period
Practical: 2025-26
Data imported
13 August 2026

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Weston-super-Mare driving test information

Latest full year: 2025-26. DVSA centre name: Weston-super-Mare.

Appointments

Booking and waiting times

Start here if you are deciding when to book. These figures are historical DVSA measures, not live appointment availability.

Published waiting-time and appointment-availability trend

The recorded median wait moved from 5.6 weeks in Aug 2024 to 5 weeks in Jul 2026. In Jul 2026, 13.1% of standard appointments in the booking window were still available.

The latest 24 published months, comparing median booking-to-test waiting time with the number of weeks until at least 10 percent of appointments were available. Exact values are in the table below.

Standard appointments still available

Percentage of standard test slots in the published booking window that had not been booked.

Monthly percentages for the same published months as the waiting-time chart. Exact values and appointment counts are in the table below.
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Published booking-to-test waiting times and appointment availability for Weston-super-Mare
MonthMedian waitWeeks to 10% availabilityStandard slots releasedBookedStill availableAvailable (%)Overtime slots
Jul 20265 weeks22.3 weeks1,4831,28919413.1%162
Jun 20264 weeks11 weeks1,4941,3791157.7%28
May 20263.9 weeks22.8 weeks1,2271,154735.9%117
Apr 20263.3 weeks24 weeks1,0781,011676.2%177
Mar 20264.8 weeks24 weeks1,0901,025656%227
Feb 20269.2 weeks24 weeks996931656.5%154
Jan 202611.6 weeks17.8 weeks888837515.7%153
Dec 202511.1 weeks19.8 weeks839786536.3%153
Nov 202512.1 weeks24 weeks877831465.2%99
Oct 202516 weeks24 weeks819801182.2%92
Sept 202513.4 weeks24 weeks826773536.4%91
Aug 202514.3 weeks24 weeks872825475.4%131
Jul 202513.5 weeks24 weeks890840505.6%174
Jun 202517.1 weeks24 weeks995944515.1%71
May 202519.1 weeks24 weeks1,0581,010484.5%73
Apr 202513.3 weeks24 weeks1,1291,082474.2%86
Mar 202516.1 weeks24 weeks1,2131,168453.7%123
Feb 202518.9 weeks24 weeks1,3061,254524%78
Jan 202517 weeks24 weeks1,4651,371946.4%71
Dec 202414.4 weeks24 weeks1,4721,390825.6%14
Nov 202410.7 weeks24 weeks1,3901,319715.1%39
Oct 20248.9 weeks24 weeks1,5131,425885.8%38
Sept 20246 weeks24 weeks1,8171,718995.4%80
Aug 20245.6 weeks10.5 weeks1,8901,7581327%135
Hover over or focus any point or bar for its exact value. Official DVSA DRT122F historical data. Both lines use weeks on the same scale. These figures are not live appointment availability and do not guarantee when a new booking can be made.

Results

How learners performed

These figures describe groups of tests in published DVSA tables. They do not estimate your personal chance of passing or prove that a centre is easier.

Overall pass rate
61%
Tests conducted
4,443
Results shown
All candidates

First attempts

61.3%

1,498 of 2,442 first attempts passed. 126 passes had no recorded driving faults.

Financial year 2025-26 · DVSA DRT122C

Automatic cars

54.8%

465 of 849 practical tests taken in automatic cars passed.

Financial year 2025-26 · DVSA DRT122E

How this pass rate compares

Overall practical driving pass rate

Official DVSA result for 2025-26

61%
Great Britain rank

47th of 312

Centres with a published 2025-26 rate.

South West rank

4th of 22

The regional comparison rate is 51.7%.

Compared with Great Britain

11.0 points above

The Great Britain comparison rate is 50%.

Nearby centre with a higher published rate

Yeovil

30.6 miles away · 63.4% from 7,493 tests

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A higher past rate does not mean this centre is easier or has appointments available now.

Published history

Historical charts and detailed tables

These charts show the historical results and breakdowns DVSA has published for this centre. Open any table to see the exact published values.

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Official test-day guidance

Prepare for test day at Weston-super-Mare

This checklist summarises current GOV.UK guidance for practical car tests. Your booking confirmation remains the source for your appointment time and any centre-specific instructions.

What to take
  • Your UK driving licence.
  • Your theory pass certificate if you have it.
  • A suitable car, usually your instructor's car.

Check the complete GOV.UK list

What happens
  • An eyesight check and two vehicle-safety questions.
  • General and independent driving in varied conditions, but not on motorways.
  • One reversing exercise and possibly an emergency stop.
  • A standard test includes around 35 minutes of driving.

Read how the test works

Using your own car

The car must meet DVSA safety, visibility, tax, MOT, insurance and equipment rules. A test can be cancelled without a refund if the car is unsuitable.

Check every vehicle requirement

Official links checked 14 August 2026. GOV.UK should be followed if this summary and current official guidance ever differ.

Roads near the test centre

What the roads are like around Weston-super-Mare

This section shows main roads, roundabouts and traffic lights mapped within 2.2 miles of the test centre. You can use it to get familiar with the area before your test.

These are not DVSA test routes. We do not know which roads an examiner will use.

Skills to practise for these road environments

These suggestions are derived from mapped nearby features, not from examiner-route information.

Faster-road planning

Build confidence reading signs early, selecting a lane, joining safely and leaving a longer following distance as speeds rise.

Why this is included: Mapped nearby examples include Somerset Avenue (A370).

Roundabout observations

Practise reducing speed in time, reading lane markings, checking mirrors and making a fresh safety decision at each approach.

Why this is included: OpenStreetMap labels nearby roundabouts including Drove Road, Locking Road, Winterstoke Road, and maps 10 mini-roundabout points.

Signal-controlled junctions

Practise scanning for lane arrows and stop lines, planning for changing lights, and checking that a junction is clear before proceeding.

Why this is included: OpenStreetMap contains 38 traffic-signal map points within the mapped radius.

Lower-speed road awareness

Practise meeting traffic safely, allowing for parked vehicles, and looking early for pedestrians, cyclists and side-road hazards.

Why this is included: Mapped lower-speed or local-road examples include Drove Road (A3033), Great Western Bridge (A370), A370.

Changing speed environments

Practise spotting speed-limit changes promptly and choosing an appropriate speed for the road and conditions rather than driving at the limit automatically.

Why this is included: The selected nearby roads carry mapped limits ranging from 30 mph to 60 mph.

Main roads nearby

  • Locking Moor Road (A371)Major road · about 1.7 miles from the test centreMapped maximum speed: 40 mph
  • Somerset Avenue (A370)Major road · about 1.8 miles from the test centreMapped maximum speed: 60 mph
  • Drove Road (A3033)Main road · about 274 metres from the test centreMapped maximum speed: 30 mph
  • Great Western Bridge (A370)Main road · about 329 metres from the test centreMapped maximum speed: 30 mph
  • A370Main road · about 338 metres from the test centreMapped maximum speed: 30 mph
  • Hildesheim Bridge (A370)Main road · about 343 metres from the test centreMapped maximum speed: 30 mph
  • Marchfields Way (A370)Main road · about 374 metres from the test centreMapped maximum speed: 40 mph
  • Winterstoke Road (A370)Main road · about 391 metres from the test centreMapped maximum speed: 40 mph
  • Station Road (A370)Main road · about 412 metres from the test centreMapped maximum speed: 30 mph
  • Walliscote Grove Road (A370)Main road · about 496 metres from the test centreMapped maximum speed: 30 mph
  • Walliscote Road (A370)Main road · about 496 metres from the test centreMapped maximum speed: 30 mph
  • Carlton Street (A370)Main road · about 542 metres from the test centreMapped maximum speed: 30 mph

Map data downloaded and automatically checked on 22 August 2026. OpenStreetMap can be incomplete or out of date. Distances are straight-line estimates, not driving distances. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence. The numbers count OpenStreetMap map entries, not physical junctions.

Compare alternatives

Test centres near Weston-super-Mare

Distances are straight-line centre-to-centre estimates, not driving distances. Rates and waits cover the displayed published period and do not show that one centre is easier.

Overall latest pass rate (2025-26)

Weston-super-Mare (this centre)BarryCardiff (Llanishen)Newport (Gwent)Bristol (Avonmouth)LlantrisantTaunton

Published median wait (Jul 2026)

Weston-super-Mare (this centre)BarryCardiff (Llanishen)Newport (Gwent)Bristol (Avonmouth)LlantrisantTaunton

The charts only include centres with figures from the same period as Weston-super-Mare. Hover over or focus a point for its exact value. Exact figures, test volumes and distances are shown below.

Barry Test Centre

Barry, CF62 5QN

About 13.8 miles straight-line · practical tests

Overall result
57%
2025-26 · 2,244 tests
Median wait
10 weeks
Jul 2026 · historical
First attempt
55.5%
Automatic
49.8%
View Barry

Llantrisant Test Centre

Llantrisant, CF72 8YR

About 21.1 miles straight-line · practical tests

Overall result
54%
2025-26 · 9,909 tests
Median wait
8.6 weeks
Jul 2026 · historical
First attempt
55.5%
Automatic
45%
View Llantrisant

Taunton Test Centre

Taunton, TA2 8RX

About 22.2 miles straight-line · practical tests

Overall result
59.5%
2025-26 · 8,259 tests
Median wait
11.9 weeks
Jul 2026 · historical
First attempt
59.2%
Automatic
52.9%
View Taunton

Questions about Weston-super-Mare Test Centre

Where is Weston-super-Mare Test Centre?
Weston-super-Mare Test Centre is at Plot 11, Sunnyside Road, North Industrial Estate, Weston Super Mare, BS23 3PZ. The map on this page shows its published location.
What is the pass rate at Weston-super-Mare Test Centre?
Practical: 61% for 2025-26. Pass rates are historical DVSA statistics and do not predict an individual learner's result.
Does Weston-super-Mare Test Centre's pass rate mean it is easier or harder?
No. A pass rate shows what happened to a group of learners in the past. Preparation, experience, traffic and local conditions can all affect the result. It does not prove that a centre, route or examiner is easier.
Which tests are available at Weston-super-Mare Test Centre?
This location is listed for practical driving tests. Use the official booking link on this page to check current appointment availability.
What is the driving test waiting time at Weston-super-Mare?
DVSA's published median booking-to-test wait was 5 weeks for July 2026. This is historical data, not a live appointment estimate.
What is the first-attempt pass rate at Weston-super-Mare?
The published first-attempt pass rate was 61.3% from 2,442 first attempts in 2025-26. It describes a group of past tests and does not predict an individual's result.
What is the automatic-car pass rate at Weston-super-Mare?
The published automatic-car pass rate was 54.8% from 849 tests in 2025-26. It does not show that automatic or manual tests are easier.
Are the roads listed near Weston-super-Mare official driving test routes?
No. They are nearby roads and map features from OpenStreetMap. They are not official DVSA test routes, and we do not know which roads an examiner will use.