Chester driving test centre
Unit 16, Telford Court, Dunkirk Trading Estate, Chester Gates Dunkirk, Chester, CH1 6LT · View on map
47.3% of car driving tests at Chester were passes in 2025/26, below the 50.0% national average. In September 2026 learners waited a median 7.5 weeks between booking and taking their test.
Waiting time
7.5 weeks
Median from booking to test, September 2026
GB 11.6 weeks
Pass rate
47.3%
All car tests, 2025/26
National 50.0%
First-time pass rate
47.9%
First practical test, 2025/26
National 50.5%
Automatic pass rate
40.1%
Automatic cars, 2025/26
National 44.6%
Waiting time at Chester, last 12 months
Median weeks between booking and taking the test.
- 11Oct
- 7.7Nov
- 12.3Dec
- 10.4Jan
- 14.8Feb
- 11.7Mar
- 11.9Apr
- 12.3May
- 11.1Jun
- 14.4Jul
- 14.4Aug
- 7.5Sep
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Chester test centre: common questions
47.3% of car tests at Chester were passes in 2025/26 (4,360 of 9,212). That is below the 50.0% national average. Figures are DVSA's.
In September 2026 the median wait between booking and taking a car test at Chester was 7.5 weeks, and 48.9% of tests were taken within 7 weeks of booking. Across Great Britain the median was 11.6 weeks. DVSA updates these figures monthly.
47.9% of learners taking their first practical test at Chester passed in 2025/26. That is below the 50.5% national average.
40.1% of automatic car tests at Chester were passes in 2025/26 (2,031 tests). That is below the 44.6% national average.
Chester driving test centre is at Unit 16, Telford Court, Dunkirk Trading Estate, Chester Gates Dunkirk, Chester, CH1 6LT. It runs these tests: car, motorcycle module 2 (on-road), ADI part 2, 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.