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Wallasey driving test centre

North West, England

Wallasey at a glance

Pass rate
54.3%
April 2025 to March 2026
Average wait
16.9 weeks
June 2026
Tests a year
968
April 2025 to March 2026
Slots still free
0.2%
Of the 24-week booking window

How Wallasey compares

Wallasey passes 54.3% of car tests, which is 4.2 points above the 50.1% national average. The typical wait between booking and testing is 16.9 weeks, 4.8 weeks longer than the national average of 12.1 weeks. It conducted 968 car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was 50.5% — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

The map below shows the Wallasey area rather than a pinpointed building. Confirm the exact address on your booking confirmation or via GOV.UK before you travel.

Trends at Wallasey

Pass rate

Mar 2026: 50.5%

35%54%74%GB averageApr 24Aug 24Dec 24Apr 25Aug 25Dec 25Mar 26
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Monthly car practical pass rate at Wallasey driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
Month Pass rate
50.5%
57%
54.3%
56.1%
43.8%
50.6%
57.3%
53.1%
74.7%
64.3%
58%
34.1%

Waiting time

Jun 2026: 16.9w

8w14w19wGB averageJul 24Nov 24Mar 25Jul 25Nov 25Mar 26Jun 26
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Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Wallasey, most recent 12 published months.
Month Average wait
16.9 weeks
14 weeks
17.9 weeks
16 weeks
14.1 weeks
16.3 weeks
11.1 weeks
17.3 weeks
18.4 weeks
19.3 weeks
15 weeks
15.4 weeks

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: 105

58108158Apr 24Aug 24Dec 24Apr 25Aug 25Dec 25Mar 26
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Car practical tests conducted each month at Wallasey, most recent 12 published months.
Month Tests conducted
105
100
81
66
73
89
89
64
91
56
69
85

Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Wallasey driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
Year Tests Passes Pass rate
2025-26 968 526 54.3%
2024-25 1,276 633 49.6%
2023-24 1,816 774 42.6%
2022-23 2,780 1,065 38.3%
2021-22 2,772 1,089 39.3%
2020-21 664 310 46.7%
2019-20 2,013 849 42.2%
2018-19 1,890 806 42.6%
2017-18 2,199 925 42.1%
2016-17 2,355 969 41.1%

Where it is

Nearby test centres

There is no catchment area for the practical test — you can book at any of these instead.

Everything on this page describes Wallasey driving test centre. Figures come from the DVSA statistical data sets DRT122A and DRT122F, published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Pass rates run to March 2026 and waiting times to June 2026. This page was last updated .

Practice makes perfect

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