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Driving Test Centres We Cover

We cover 13 DVSA driving test centres across Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Merseyside. Of these, Bredbury has the highest pass rate at 56%, against a Great Britain average of 50%. All figures below are the DVSA's own, for April 2025 to March 2026. Your instructor knows the routes around whichever centre you're booked into, and can tell you what tends to catch learners out there.

DVSA practical driving test pass rates by test centre, April 2025 to March 2026
Test centreCountyPass rateTests a yearAreas we cover
BredburyGreater Manchester56%10,63627 areas
WarringtonCheshire55.5%7,550
MacclesfieldCheshire51.9%4,50917 areas
BoltonGreater Manchester51.8%11,57037 areas
SaleGreater Manchester51.4%10,92121 areas
RochdaleGreater Manchester48.3%11,56332 areas
West DidsburyGreater Manchester47.7%17,80626 areas
ChaddertonGreater Manchester46.8%15,98842 areas
BuryGreater Manchester46.3%7,02424 areas
Cheetham HillGreater Manchester44.7%10,20740 areas
AthertonGreater Manchester44.3%13,03545 areas
WidnesCheshire42.7%6,846
St HelensMerseyside40.9%14,174

Source: DVSA table DRT122A, April 2025 to March 2026. Great Britain average: 50%.

Bolton Test Centre

Greater Manchester

51.8%pass rate

37 of the areas we cover use this centre.

Sale Test Centre

Greater Manchester

51.4%pass rate

21 of the areas we cover use this centre.

Bury Test Centre

Greater Manchester

46.3%pass rate

24 of the areas we cover use this centre.

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