February 15, 2019

Where is the Hardest Place to Learn to Drive?

Does it really matter where you take your test?

Rewarded with freedom, career prospects and new friends, getting on the road can be the best thing you’ve ever done. But, some areas of the UK can be more difficult to pass your test. Should this be allowed? Why isn’t it all the same standards?

Advanced Driving Instructor Sandra Macdonald-Ames, who was the driving expert in the BBC documentary So You Think You Can Drive, said: “test centres with higher pass rates tend to be in rural areas.”

TEST CENTRES WITH HIGHEST PASS RATES (2013/14)%
Isle of Mull80
Barra77.8
Brodick73.1
Isle of Skye (Portree)72.2
Ballachulish71.4
Kendal70.8
Ballater69.8
Barrow in Furness68.3
Mallaig68.2
Llandrindod Wells68.1
TEST CENTRES WITH LOWEST PASS RATES (2013/14)%
Belvedere (London)32.2
South Yardley (Birmingham)32.4
Barking (London)33.3
Wednesbury33.4
Wanstead (London)33.5
Wood Green (London)34.2
Kingstanding (Birmingham)35.1
Leeds36.3
Enfield (London)36.4
Luton37

Every year, Britannia teaches in excess of 10,000 new drivers and trains over 50 driving instructors, and the numbers increase every year.

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Teenage learner? Never quite got round to taking lessons? Need a licence for that dream job? Whatever your needs, contact Britannia Driving School and our experts will put you on the right road to life-changing success.

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Safe driving, from Britannia!