Preston driving test centre
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Driving Test Centre Preston
Chain Caul Road
PR2 2PD
56.3%
2025/26 pass rate · all attempts
6.2 percentage points above averageOut of every 100 car tests at Preston last year, about 56 passed (6.2 points above the 50.0% UK average).
DVSA DRT122A · OGL v356.9%
6.4 points above the national first-attempt average.
18 weeks
Reported in July 2026 (DRT122F); this centre median is not a booking promise.
100
9,194 published tests in April 2025 - March 2026 · 56.3% overall pass rate
Preston's pass rate has changed
Preston's pass rate was 2.5 points higher than the previous financial year. The pass rate was 56.3% from 9,194 tests in April 2025 - March 2026.
The reported wait was 18 weeks in July 2026.
A good place to sit it
Fault snapshot
Move off - safely
This was the most commonly recorded fault here in April 2025 - March 2026. It is a useful place to start a conversation, not a prediction for your test.
- Recorded
- 3,780 marks
- Rate
- 41.1 marks per 100 tests
Before the day, take a calm look at the parts of moving off that feel least settled: observations, control and choosing a safe gap. Your instructor can help you practise the bits that need another go.
National pass rates also move with the calendar - see UK seasonality.
Pass rate · last 12 months
Overall, male and female monthly rates for this centre. Gaps bridge months with no tests.
Men and women breakdown
Men and women here
Men have the higher published pass rate here in April 2025 - March 2026; no wider explanation is inferred from these figures. On 9,194 tests the difference is small enough to move year to year.
How faults are marked
Every mark is serious, dangerous, or a driving (minor) fault. Shown per 100 tests.
- Serious · 66.2
- Dangerous · 3.7
- Driving · 433.4
Named categories
Counts per 100 tests.
| Fault | Serious / 100 | Dangerous / 100 | Driving / 100 | All / 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move off - safely | 3.1 | 0.0 | 37.9 | 41.1 |
| Maintain progress - speed | 1.0 | 0.0 | 37.8 | 38.8 |
| Maintain progress - undue hesitation | 1.2 | 0.0 | 26.5 | 27.7 |
| Mirrors - change direction | 7.6 | 1.2 | 17.5 | 26.3 |
| Move off - control | 1.8 | 0.0 | 23.1 | 24.9 |
| Junctions - observation | 7.4 | 0.7 | 15.8 | 23.9 |
| Control - steering | 2.3 | 0.3 | 20.4 | 23.0 |
| Response to signs - traffic lights | 6.8 | 0.1 | 10.7 | 17.5 |
| Reverse park - Control | 2.5 | 0.0 | 14.5 | 17.0 |
| Positioning - normal driving | 2.6 | 0.0 | 13.5 | 16.2 |
More about this centre
Waiting time, automatic and first-attempt detail, and DVSA-initiated cancellations - only the slices this centre publishes.
Waiting time
Median wait and slot availability as of July 2026.
4.0%
As of July 2026
24 weeks
DRT122F · July 2026
167
Automatic transmission
2,506 automatic tests in April 2025 - March 2026.
49.0%
2,506 automatic tests
49.1%
892 tests
48.9%
1,614 tests
First-time passes
First attempts in April 2025 - March 2026. Cleaner than the all-attempt rate when published.
253
Zero-fault first-time passes
-0.7 pts
All-attempt rate vs first-attempt rate
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