Isleworth (Fleming Way) Practical Driving Test Centre
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Isleworth Fleming Way Test Centre details
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- Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)
- Official website
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Before you travel
Listed in the official practical test-centre dataset at the snapshot time. This directory status is not real-time opening-hours confirmation. Check the official office page for same-day changes before travelling.
Tests available
Practical test
You can take your practical test at this location.
Test types: car, adi part 3
Practical test · Official requirements
Isleworth driving test centre guide
Isleworth follows the standard DVSA car-test format. Build reliable observation, speed, positioning, and independent-driving habits across a varied road mix instead of trying to predict the route.
Before test day
Plan the arrival before test day
The published address is The Wireless Factory,, Fleming Way, Isleworth, TW7 6DB. Check the map, your booking confirmation, and any reporting instructions before you travel; this listing does not assume that candidate parking is available.
Local access, parking, and reception arrangements can change. Follow current signs and official appointment instructions when you arrive.
Useful skills and road types to practise
Treat these as preparation themes, not published test routes. Change the direction, timing, and traffic conditions with your instructor so you practise reading the road.
Vehicle control
Make moving off, stopping, steering, speed changes, and safe clearance feel routine enough that your attention stays on the road around you.
Junction observations
Vary the junctions and roundabouts you practise. Look early, judge gaps without pressure, and choose the correct lane before the decision becomes rushed.
Independent decisions
Follow signs or sat-nav directions while continuing safely. If you miss a turn, respond to the road in front of you instead of making a sudden correction.
A complete road mix
Practise residential, urban, rural, and higher-speed roads that are appropriate locally. The aim is adaptable driving, not predicting a route.
What happens on the day
01
Eyesight and safety question
Read a number plate from 20 metres away (or 20.5 metres for an old-style plate), then answer a “tell me” vehicle-safety question before driving.
02
Around 35 minutes of driving
GOV.UK says the driving portion lasts around 35 minutes. You drive in varied road and traffic conditions while the examiner assesses observation, control, and safe decisions.
03
Independent driving
Follow a sat nav, traffic signs, or both for 20 to 35 minutes. A wrong turn is not a fault if you continue safely.
04
Reversing and vehicle safety
Complete one reversing exercise and answer a “show me” question while driving. You might also be asked for an emergency stop.
Routes change. Good decisions travel.
DVSA does not publish real driving-test routes. If you take a wrong turn during independent driving, the examiner helps you get back on route; the turn itself is not marked as a fault. Use local practice to build adaptable habits, not to learn a script.
Test-day checklist
Bring your physical UK driving licence and your theory test pass certificate if you have it.
Use a suitable car—most learners use their instructor’s—and check the DVSA rules if you bring your own.
Recheck the appointment time, published address, route to the centre, and any instructions in your confirmation.
Allow for normal travel disruption while following any centre-specific arrival time in your booking confirmation.
Official guidance: what happens during the car test, what to take to a car test, book or manage a practical test and driving-test faults and results. Always recheck the official requirements before the appointment.
Pass rate at this centre
DVSA recorded 12,687 car driving tests at Isleworth (Fleming Way) in 2025/26, of which 6,388 passed — a 50.4% pass rate, 0.4 points above the 50.0% national average. That is 201st of 317 car test centres in Great Britain. The rate is 1.4 points lower than the 51.8% recorded in 2024/25.
Pass rate
50.4%
Tests conducted
12,687
Tests passed
6,388
National rank
201st
Among the 5 nearest driving test centres with published figures, Tolworth (London) has the highest pass rate at 53.6% and Greenford (London) the lowest at 41.4%. 3 of those 5 pass more candidates than Isleworth (Fleming Way).
Source: DVSA table DRT122A, financial year 2025/26 and 2024/25. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Waiting time and appointment availability
DVSA reports a median wait of 20 weeks for a car driving test at Isleworth (Fleming Way), 11.6 weeks longer than a year earlier. 210 of 4,621 appointment slots in the current booking window are still open. Figures are for June 2026.
Median wait
20 wks
Slots still open
210
Booked slots
4,411
First availability
24 wks
12-month waiting-time trend
July 2025 to June 2026
Median wait in weeks
- Latest
- 20.0 wks
- Peak
- 23.0 wks
- Lowest
- 7.9 wks
Jun
Nov
Jul
Ranged from 7.9 to 23 weeks over the period. Each point is the DVSA-published monthly median, not a live appointment quote.
The longest wait for a driving test at Isleworth (Fleming Way) in this period was 23.0 weeks in November 2025, and the shortest was 7.9 weeks in July 2025. DVSA measures this as the median wait across appointments booked at the test centre, so it moves as examiner capacity and demand change.
Source: DVSA table DRT122F, published 2026-07-08.
Accessibility and arrival information
Before you arrive
You cannot access this test centre if you use a wheelchair.
Where you take the theory test
Isleworth (Fleming Way) does not run that test. The nearest theory test centre is Staines, 7.5 miles away.
Staines
7.5 miles away
Other theory test centres nearby
Nearest alternative practical test centres
The closest is Southall (London), 4.3 miles from Isleworth (Fleming Way); the furthest listed here is 7.7 miles. 6 of the 6 are within 10 miles.
- Southall (London)4.3 miles away44.8% pass rate · 17.7 wk wait
- Yeading (London)4.6 miles away52.8% pass rate · 10.1 wk wait
- Greenford (London)5.8 miles away41.4% pass rate · 7.7 wk wait
- Ashford (London Middlesex)5.9 miles away
- Tolworth (London)6 miles away53.6% pass rate · 13.4 wk wait
- Morden (London)7.7 miles away51.0% pass rate · 14.6 wk wait
Distances are straight-line from each centre’s published coordinates.
Common questions about this centre
- What is the pass rate at Isleworth (Fleming Way)?
- DVSA figures show 50.4% of car driving tests taken at Isleworth (Fleming Way) were passed — 6,388 passes from 12,687 tests. That is 0.4 percentage points above the 50.0% national average, ranking it 201st of 317 car test centres in Great Britain, and 1.4 points lower than 51.8% in 2024/25.
- How long is the wait for a driving test at Isleworth (Fleming Way)?
- DVSA reports a median wait of 20 weeks, compared with 8.4 weeks a year earlier. 210 of 4,621 appointment slots in the current booking window remain open.
- Does DVSA publish the Isleworth driving test routes?
- No. DVSA does not publish routes used for real driving tests at Isleworth or any other test centre. Practise a varied mix of suitable roads and junctions rather than memorising an unofficial route.
- How long does the car driving test at Isleworth take?
- GOV.UK says you drive for around 35 minutes. The test also includes an eyesight check, two vehicle-safety questions, independent driving, and one reversing exercise.
- What should I bring to my Isleworth driving test?
- Bring your UK driving licence, your theory test pass certificate if you have it, and a suitable car. If you use your own car, it must meet the DVSA rules for driving tests.
- What tests can I take at Isleworth (Fleming Way)?
- You can take practical driving tests at Isleworth (Fleming Way).
- Who runs Isleworth (Fleming Way)?
- Isleworth (Fleming Way) is run by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA). DVSA publishes the pass-rate and waiting-time figures shown on this page.
- Where do I take the theory test if I use Isleworth (Fleming Way)?
- Isleworth (Fleming Way) does not run the theory test. The nearest theory test centre is Staines, 7.5 miles away.
- Which other practical test centres are near Isleworth (Fleming Way)?
- The closest are Southall (London) (4.3 miles), Yeading (London) (4.6 miles), Greenford (London) (5.8 miles). 6 of the 6 nearest are within 25 miles.
- How do I get into Isleworth (Fleming Way)?
- Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency publishes this note for Isleworth (Fleming Way): You cannot access this test centre if you use a wheelchair.