Gillingham driving test centre
Unit 1, Astra Park, Courteney Road, Gillingham, ME8 0EZ · View on map
56.4% of car driving tests at Gillingham were passes in 2025/26, above the 50.0% national average. In September 2026 learners waited a median 12 weeks between booking and taking their test.
Waiting time
12 weeks
Median from booking to test, September 2026
GB 11.6 weeks
Pass rate
56.4%
All car tests, 2025/26
National 50.0%
First-time pass rate
57.6%
First practical test, 2025/26
National 50.5%
Automatic pass rate
51.9%
Automatic cars, 2025/26
National 44.6%
Waiting time at Gillingham, last 12 months
Median weeks between booking and taking the test.
- 13.1Oct
- 12Nov
- 11.4Dec
- 10.9Jan
- 8.4Feb
- 8.5Mar
- 11.1Apr
- 9.7May
- 9.3Jun
- 9.9Jul
- 9.9Aug
- 12Sep
Driving instructors near Gillingham test centre
1 instructor teaches around Gillingham. Lessons on the roads near the centre are the usual way to prepare for a test here.
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Vehicles
Mercedes-Benz A class, 2024, Automatic
Services
Mock Test
Negotiable
Automatic Driving Lessons
Negotiable
Intensive Driving Course
Negotiable
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Gillingham test centre: common questions
56.4% of car tests at Gillingham were passes in 2025/26 (8,389 of 14,886). 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 Gillingham was 12 weeks, and 37.4% of tests were taken within 7 weeks of booking. Across Great Britain the median was 11.6 weeks. DVSA updates these figures monthly.
57.6% of learners taking their first practical test at Gillingham passed in 2025/26. That is above the 50.5% national average.
51.9% of automatic car tests at Gillingham were passes in 2025/26 (5,984 tests). That is above the 44.6% national average.
Gillingham driving test centre is at Unit 1, Astra Park, Courteney Road, Gillingham, ME8 0EZ. It runs these tests: car, motorcycle module 1 (off-road), motorcycle module 2 (on-road), ADI part 3.
Post a free lesson request on Servicedrome with your area, availability and budget. Instructors who teach around Gillingham 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.