Gosforth driving test centre
Sandy lane, Gosforth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 5HB · View on map
48.4% of car driving tests at Gosforth were passes in 2025/26, below the 50.0% national average. In September 2026 learners waited a median 21.1 weeks between booking and taking their test.
Waiting time
21.1 weeks
Median from booking to test, September 2026
GB 11.6 weeks
Pass rate
48.4%
All car tests, 2025/26
National 50.0%
First-time pass rate
48.7%
First practical test, 2025/26
National 50.5%
Automatic pass rate
44.3%
Automatic cars, 2025/26
National 44.6%
Waiting time at Gosforth, last 12 months
Median weeks between booking and taking the test.
- 14.3Oct
- 13.1Nov
- 16.3Dec
- 19.3Jan
- 20.1Feb
- 15Mar
- 18Apr
- 16.6May
- 17.1Jun
- 16.3Jul
- 16.3Aug
- 21.1Sep
Driving instructors near Gosforth test centre
1 instructor teaches around Gosforth. 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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Gosforth test centre: common questions
48.4% of car tests at Gosforth were passes in 2025/26 (5,100 of 10,531). 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 Gosforth was 21.1 weeks, and 22.7% of tests were taken within 7 weeks of booking. Across Great Britain the median was 11.6 weeks. DVSA updates these figures monthly.
48.7% of learners taking their first practical test at Gosforth passed in 2025/26. That is below the 50.5% national average.
44.3% of automatic car tests at Gosforth were passes in 2025/26 (3,755 tests). That is in line with the 44.6% national average.
Gosforth driving test centre is at Sandy lane, Gosforth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 5HB. It runs these tests: car, lorry and bus, ADI part 2, ADI part 3.
Post a free lesson request on Servicedrome with your area, availability and budget. Instructors who teach around Gosforth 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.