Leeds (Fearnville) Practical Driving Test Centre
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Leeds Fearnville Driving 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 2, adi part 3
Practical test · Official requirements
Leeds driving test centre guide
Leeds 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 Fearnville Leisure Centre, Oakwood Lane, Fearnville, Leeds, LS8 3LF. 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.
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 4,676 car driving tests at Leeds (Fearnville) in 2025/26, of which 2,422 passed — a 51.8% pass rate, 1.8 points above the 50.0% national average. That is 169th of 317 car test centres in Great Britain.
Pass rate
51.8%
Tests conducted
4,676
Tests passed
2,422
National rank
169th
Among the 5 nearest driving test centres with published figures, Leeds (Colton Mill) has the highest pass rate at 51.8% and Wakefield the lowest at 45.4%. Leeds (Fearnville)'s own 51.8% is higher than all 5 of them.
Source: DVSA table DRT122A, financial year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Waiting time and appointment availability
DVSA reports a median wait of 7.7 weeks for a car driving test at Leeds (Fearnville), unchanged from a year earlier. 219 of 1,754 appointment slots in the current booking window are still open. Figures are for June 2026.
Median wait
7.7 wks
Slots still open
219
Booked slots
1,535
First availability
21.6 wks
12-month waiting-time trend
July 2025 to June 2026
Median wait in weeks
- Latest
- 7.7 wks
- Peak
- 14.9 wks
- Lowest
- 2.7 wks
Jun
Aug
Feb
Ranged from 2.7 to 14.9 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 Leeds (Fearnville) in this period was 14.9 weeks in August 2025, and the shortest was 2.7 weeks in February 2026. 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 can access this test centre if you use a wheelchair.
Finding this centre
This test centre provides these types of tests: car, ADI part 2, ADI part 3. Leeds Fearnville is moving to a new BCP site from Monday 1st June 2026. The new addess is: The Old Fire Station, Gipton Approach, Leeds, LS96N
Published by Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency. Check the official listing before travelling.
Where you take the theory test
Leeds (Fearnville) does not run that test. The nearest theory test centre is Leeds, 3.1 miles away.
Leeds
3.1 miles away
Other theory test centres nearby
Nearest alternative practical test centres
The closest is Leeds (Colton Mill), 3 miles from Leeds (Fearnville); the furthest listed here is 10 miles. 6 of the 6 are within 10 miles.
- Leeds (Colton Mill)3 miles away51.8% pass rate · 6.6 wk wait
- Horsforth5.5 miles away49.7% pass rate · 9.4 wk wait
- Bradford (Thornbury)8.8 miles away47.8% pass rate · 6.6 wk wait
- Wakefield9.5 miles away45.4% pass rate · 8.3 wk wait
- Pontefract9.7 miles away46.9% pass rate · 6.9 wk wait
- Walton LGV10 miles away
Distances are straight-line from each centre’s published coordinates.
Common questions about this centre
- What is the pass rate at Leeds (Fearnville)?
- DVSA figures show 51.8% of car driving tests taken at Leeds (Fearnville) were passed — 2,422 passes from 4,676 tests. That is 1.8 percentage points above the 50.0% national average, ranking it 169th of 317 car test centres in Great Britain.
- How long is the wait for a driving test at Leeds (Fearnville)?
- DVSA reports a median wait of 7.7 weeks, compared with 7.7 weeks a year earlier. 219 of 1,754 appointment slots in the current booking window remain open.
- Does DVSA publish the Leeds driving test routes?
- No. DVSA does not publish routes used for real driving tests at Leeds 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 Leeds 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 Leeds 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 Leeds (Fearnville)?
- You can take practical driving tests at Leeds (Fearnville).
- Who runs Leeds (Fearnville)?
- Leeds (Fearnville) 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 Leeds (Fearnville)?
- Leeds (Fearnville) does not run the theory test. The nearest theory test centre is Leeds, 3.1 miles away.
- Which other practical test centres are near Leeds (Fearnville)?
- The closest are Leeds (Colton Mill) (3 miles), Horsforth (5.5 miles), Bradford (Thornbury) (8.8 miles). 6 of the 6 nearest are within 25 miles.
- How do I get into Leeds (Fearnville)?
- Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency publishes this note for Leeds (Fearnville): You can access this test centre if you use a wheelchair.