Practical test centres
Hertfordshire driving test centres
Every DVSA practical driving test centre in Hertfordshire, with the latest published pass rate and typical booking wait for each. Compare the county's six centres side by side, then open any centre for its address, what the local test routes are like and how to get there on the day.
Centres in Hertfordshire
6
Average pass rate
52.0%
Highest pass rate
57.5%
Typical wait
11.3 weeks
| Centre | Area | Pass rate | Typical wait |
|---|---|---|---|
| Letchworth | Letchworth | 57.5% | 19.8 wks |
| Stevenage | Stevenage | 55.3% | 14.6 wks |
| Bishops Stortford | Bishops Stortford | 51.3% | 11.3 wks |
| Borehamwood (London) | Borehamwood | 50.8% | 11.3 wks |
| St Albans | St Albans | 50.7% | 9.7 wks |
| Watford | Watford | 46.2% | 10.6 wks |
Pass rates are the latest published DVSA figures for each centre; waits are the median booking lead time. Centres without a published figure show a dash.
Letchworth currently has the highest published pass rate in Hertfordshire at 57.5%, while Watford is the toughest at 46.2%. A higher pass rate usually reflects quieter roads and simpler junctions rather than easier examiners — pick a centre whose roads match where you learned.
Common questions
Choosing between Hertfordshire centres and making sense of the numbers.
The DVSA brands the centre "Borehamwood (London)" because it serves the north-London fringe, but it sits in Hertsmere, firmly inside Hertfordshire. Its test routes mix Hertfordshire town driving with busier roads towards the London boundary, so expect heavier traffic than at the northern centres in the county.
No — neither town has its own DVSA practical test centre. Learners in Hemel Hempstead usually test at St Albans or Watford, while those around Hertford and Ware typically choose Stevenage or Bishops Stortford. The table above shows the current pass rate and booking wait at each, which can help settle the choice.
Pick the centre whose roads look most like where you practise. Watford and Borehamwood carry denser, more London-like traffic near the M25, while Stevenage and Letchworth are known for their roundabouts and dual carriageways and St Albans mixes historic town streets with rural approaches. Every examiner marks to the same DVSA standard, so familiarity matters more than the raw numbers.
All bookings go through the official DVSA service on GOV.UK, where you can choose any of the six Hertfordshire centres regardless of where you live. Waits vary between centres, so if your nearest is heavily booked it is worth checking the others in the table — most of the county's centres are within a reasonable drive of each other.
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