Penzance driving test centre

Driving Test Centre Penzance, 1 Alverton Terrace, Penzance, TR18 4JH · View on map

46.5% of car driving tests at Penzance were passes in 2025/26, below the 50.0% national average. In September 2026 learners waited a median 10.7 weeks between booking and taking their test.

Waiting time

10.7 weeks

Median from booking to test, September 2026

GB 11.6 weeks

Pass rate

46.5%

All car tests, 2025/26

National 50.0%

First-time pass rate

43.4%

First practical test, 2025/26

National 50.5%

Automatic pass rate

37.7%

Automatic cars, 2025/26

National 44.6%

Waiting time at Penzance, last 12 months

Median weeks between booking and taking the test.

  1. 18.7Oct
  2. 17.9Nov
  3. 14.1Dec
  4. 14.4Jan
  5. 16.4Feb
  6. 13Mar
  7. 16.9Apr
  8. 13.4May
  9. 14.4Jun
  10. 21Jul
  11. 21Aug
  12. 10.7Sep

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Penzance test centre: common questions

46.5% of car tests at Penzance were passes in 2025/26 (236 of 507). 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 Penzance was 10.7 weeks, and 25.9% of tests were taken within 7 weeks of booking. Across Great Britain the median was 11.6 weeks. DVSA updates these figures monthly.

43.4% of learners taking their first practical test at Penzance passed in 2025/26. That is below the 50.5% national average.

37.7% of automatic car tests at Penzance were passes in 2025/26 (53 tests). That is below the 44.6% national average.

Penzance driving test centre is at Driving Test Centre Penzance, 1 Alverton Terrace, Penzance, TR18 4JH. It runs these tests: car, SC, 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.