Gateshead driving test centre
Waterside Drive, Dunston, Gateshead, NE11 9HU · View on map
37.5% of car driving tests at Gateshead were passes in 2025/26, below the 50.0% national average. In September 2026 learners waited a median 11.1 weeks between booking and taking their test.
Waiting time
11.1 weeks
Median from booking to test, September 2026
GB 11.6 weeks
Pass rate
37.5%
All car tests, 2025/26
National 50.0%
First-time pass rate
37.1%
First practical test, 2025/26
National 50.5%
Automatic pass rate
32.7%
Automatic cars, 2025/26
National 44.6%
Waiting time at Gateshead, last 12 months
Median weeks between booking and taking the test.
- 9.9Oct
- 8.1Nov
- 8.3Dec
- 7.3Jan
- 5Feb
- 6.7Mar
- 7.6Apr
- 7.6May
- 6.6Jun
- 7.1Jul
- 7.1Aug
- 11.1Sep
Driving instructors near Gateshead test centre
1 instructor teaches around Gateshead. Lessons on the roads near the centre are the usual way to prepare for a test here.
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Vehicles
Renault Clio Mk 4, 2016, Manual
BMW X1, 2018, Automatic
Services
Automatic Driving Lessons
Negotiable
Mock Test
Negotiable
Pass Plus Course
Negotiable
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Gateshead test centre: common questions
37.5% of car tests at Gateshead were passes in 2025/26 (3,568 of 9,512). 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 Gateshead was 11.1 weeks, and 38.1% of tests were taken within 7 weeks of booking. Across Great Britain the median was 11.6 weeks. DVSA updates these figures monthly.
37.1% of learners taking their first practical test at Gateshead passed in 2025/26. That is below the 50.5% national average.
32.7% of automatic car tests at Gateshead were passes in 2025/26 (2,571 tests). That is below the 44.6% national average.
Gateshead driving test centre is at Waterside Drive, Dunston, Gateshead, NE11 9HU. It runs these tests: car, motorcycle module 1 (off-road), motorcycle module 2 (on-road), ADI part 2, ADI part 3.
Post a free lesson request on Servicedrome with your area, availability and budget. Instructors who teach around Gateshead reply with their price, and you choose who to book. Lessons with an instructor who knows the test routes near the centre are the usual way to prepare. Servicedrome never charges learners.
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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.