Barnstaple driving test centre
Unit 1A, Benning Court (off Riverside Road), Pottington Industrial Estate, Barnstaple, EX31 1AB · View on map
51.4% of car driving tests at Barnstaple were passes in 2025/26, above the 50.0% national average. In September 2026 learners waited a median 7.4 weeks between booking and taking their test.
Waiting time
7.4 weeks
Median from booking to test, September 2026
GB 11.6 weeks
Pass rate
51.4%
All car tests, 2025/26
National 50.0%
First-time pass rate
53.8%
First practical test, 2025/26
National 50.5%
Automatic pass rate
41.8%
Automatic cars, 2025/26
National 44.6%
Waiting time at Barnstaple, last 12 months
Median weeks between booking and taking the test.
- 5Oct
- 6.1Nov
- 6.7Dec
- 5.4Jan
- 3.4Feb
- 4.6Mar
- 9.1Apr
- 7May
- 8Jun
- 8Jul
- 8Aug
- 7.4Sep
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Barnstaple test centre: common questions
51.4% of car tests at Barnstaple were passes in 2025/26 (2,859 of 5,562). That is above the 50.0% national average. Figures are DVSA's.
In September 2026 the median wait between booking and taking a car test at Barnstaple was 7.4 weeks, and 48.5% of tests were taken within 7 weeks of booking. Across Great Britain the median was 11.6 weeks. DVSA updates these figures monthly.
53.8% of learners taking their first practical test at Barnstaple passed in 2025/26. That is above the 50.5% national average.
41.8% of automatic car tests at Barnstaple were passes in 2025/26 (1,081 tests). That is below the 44.6% national average.
Barnstaple driving test centre is at Unit 1A, Benning Court (off Riverside Road), Pottington Industrial Estate, Barnstaple, EX31 1AB. It runs these tests: car, motorcycle module 2 (on-road).
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Source: DVSA driving test data by test centre — waiting times for September 2026 (DRT122F, updated monthly), pass rates for 2025/26 (DRT122A, DRT122C, DRT122E). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.