Barry driving test centre
Unit 16, Business Support Centre, Hood Road, Innovation Quarter, The Waterfront, Barry, CF62 5QN · View on map
57.0% of car driving tests at Barry were passes in 2025/26, above the 50.0% national average. In September 2026 learners waited a median 9.1 weeks between booking and taking their test.
Waiting time
9.1 weeks
Median from booking to test, September 2026
GB 11.6 weeks
Pass rate
57.0%
All car tests, 2025/26
National 50.0%
First-time pass rate
55.5%
First practical test, 2025/26
National 50.5%
Automatic pass rate
49.8%
Automatic cars, 2025/26
National 44.6%
Waiting time at Barry, last 12 months
Median weeks between booking and taking the test.
- 10Oct
- 11.4Nov
- 10.4Dec
- 10Jan
- 11.3Feb
- 9Mar
- 12.9Apr
- 11.3May
- 8.9Jun
- 10Jul
- 10Aug
- 9.1Sep
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Barry test centre: common questions
57.0% of car tests at Barry were passes in 2025/26 (1,280 of 2,244). 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 Barry was 9.1 weeks, and 41.6% of tests were taken within 7 weeks of booking. Across Great Britain the median was 11.6 weeks. DVSA updates these figures monthly.
55.5% of learners taking their first practical test at Barry passed in 2025/26. That is above the 50.5% national average.
49.8% of automatic car tests at Barry were passes in 2025/26 (410 tests). That is above the 44.6% national average.
Barry driving test centre is at Unit 16, Business Support Centre, Hood Road, Innovation Quarter, The Waterfront, Barry, CF62 5QN. It runs these tests: car, ADI part 3.
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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.