Worcester Practical Driving Test Centre
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Information checked 13 July 2026
Centre details
- Run by
- Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)
- Official website
- View official office page
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, motorcycle module 2 (on-road), adi part 2, adi part 3
Practical test · Official requirements
Worcester driving test centre guide
Worcester 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 Stanier Road, Warndon, Worcester, WR4 9FE. 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 11,590 car driving tests at Worcester in 2025/26, of which 6,019 passed — a 51.9% pass rate, 1.9 points above the 50.0% national average. That is 163rd of 317 car test centres in Great Britain. The rate is 1.3 points higher than the 50.6% recorded in 2024/25.
Pass rate
51.9%
Tests conducted
11,590
Tests passed
6,019
National rank
163rd
Among the 6 nearest driving test centres with published figures, Birmingham (Shirley) has the highest pass rate at 56.6% and Cheltenham the lowest at 43.2%. 2 of those 6 pass more candidates than Worcester.
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 10.4 weeks for a car driving test at Worcester, 2.6 weeks shorter than a year earlier. 181 of 4,069 appointment slots in the current booking window are still open. Figures are for June 2026.
Median wait
10.4 wks
Slots still open
181
Booked slots
3,888
First availability
24 wks
12-month waiting-time trend
July 2025 to June 2026
Median wait in weeks
- Latest
- 10.4 wks
- Peak
- 13.1 wks
- Lowest
- 10.0 wks
Jun
Dec
Jan
Ranged from 10 to 13.1 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 Worcester in this period was 13.1 weeks in December 2025, and the shortest was 10.0 weeks in January 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
DVSA will make arrangements for you at this test centre if you have a disability.
Where you take the theory test
Worcester does not run that test. The nearest theory test centre is a separate site of the same name, 2.2 miles away.
Worcester
2.2 miles away
Other theory test centres nearby
Nearest alternative practical test centres
The closest is Redditch, 11.8 miles from Worcester; the furthest listed here is 22 miles. None is within 10 miles, so Worcester is the only practical test centre in its immediate area.
- Redditch11.8 miles away51.4% pass rate · 10.6 wk wait
- Birmingham (Kings Heath)18.1 miles away46.8% pass rate · 14.7 wk wait
- Birmingham (Cocks Moors Woods Leisure Centre)18.6 miles away53.5% pass rate · 3.7 wk wait
- Dudley19.9 miles away45.2% pass rate · 15.4 wk wait
- Birmingham (Shirley)20 miles away56.6% pass rate · 14.0 wk wait
- Cheltenham22 miles away43.2% pass rate · 12.3 wk wait
Distances are straight-line from each centre’s published coordinates.
Common questions about this centre
- What is the pass rate at Worcester?
- DVSA figures show 51.9% of car driving tests taken at Worcester were passed — 6,019 passes from 11,590 tests. That is 1.9 percentage points above the 50.0% national average, ranking it 163rd of 317 car test centres in Great Britain, and 1.3 points higher than 50.6% in 2024/25.
- How long is the wait for a driving test at Worcester?
- DVSA reports a median wait of 10.4 weeks, compared with 13 weeks a year earlier. 181 of 4,069 appointment slots in the current booking window remain open.
- Does DVSA publish the Worcester driving test routes?
- No. DVSA does not publish routes used for real driving tests at Worcester 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 Worcester 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 Worcester 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 Worcester?
- You can take practical driving tests at Worcester.
- Who runs Worcester?
- Worcester 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 Worcester?
- Worcester does not run the theory test. The nearest theory test centre is a separate site of the same name, 2.2 miles away.
- Which other practical test centres are near Worcester?
- The closest are Redditch (11.8 miles), Birmingham (Kings Heath) (18.1 miles), Birmingham (Cocks Moors Woods Leisure Centre) (18.6 miles). 6 of the 6 nearest are within 25 miles.
- How do I get into Worcester?
- Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency publishes this note for Worcester: DVSA will make arrangements for you at this test centre if you have a disability.