Carlisle driving test centre
Port Road Business Park, Port Road, Carlisle, CA2 7AF · View on map
58.7% of car driving tests at Carlisle were passes in 2025/26, above the 50.0% national average. In September 2026 learners waited a median 13.8 weeks between booking and taking their test.
Waiting time
13.8 weeks
Median from booking to test, September 2026
GB 11.6 weeks
Pass rate
58.7%
All car tests, 2025/26
National 50.0%
First-time pass rate
59.9%
First practical test, 2025/26
National 50.5%
Automatic pass rate
48.9%
Automatic cars, 2025/26
National 44.6%
Waiting time at Carlisle, last 12 months
Median weeks between booking and taking the test.
- 8.2Oct
- 6.3Nov
- 6.9Dec
- 6.4Jan
- 7.7Feb
- 7Mar
- 7Apr
- 8.1May
- 8.6Jun
- 8.4Jul
- 8.4Aug
- 13.8Sep
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Carlisle test centre: common questions
58.7% of car tests at Carlisle were passes in 2025/26 (2,065 of 3,518). 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 Carlisle was 13.8 weeks, and 34.9% of tests were taken within 7 weeks of booking. Across Great Britain the median was 11.6 weeks. DVSA updates these figures monthly.
59.9% of learners taking their first practical test at Carlisle passed in 2025/26. That is above the 50.5% national average.
48.9% of automatic car tests at Carlisle were passes in 2025/26 (585 tests). That is above the 44.6% national average.
Carlisle driving test centre is at Port Road Business Park, Port Road, Carlisle, CA2 7AF. It runs these tests: car, motorcycle module 1 (off-road), 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.