Poole driving test centre
4 - 20 Harwell Road, Nuffield Industrial Estate, Poole, BH17 0SA · View on map
53.4% of car driving tests at Poole were passes in 2025/26, above the 50.0% national average. In September 2026 learners waited a median 8.8 weeks between booking and taking their test.
Waiting time
8.8 weeks
Median from booking to test, September 2026
GB 11.6 weeks
Pass rate
53.4%
All car tests, 2025/26
National 50.0%
First-time pass rate
53.0%
First practical test, 2025/26
National 50.5%
Automatic pass rate
45.1%
Automatic cars, 2025/26
National 44.6%
Waiting time at Poole, last 12 months
Median weeks between booking and taking the test.
- 10.6Oct
- 14.6Nov
- 16.8Dec
- 17.1Jan
- 15.4Feb
- 18Mar
- 12.4Apr
- 11.6May
- 7.4Jun
- 7.1Jul
- 7.1Aug
- 8.8Sep
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53.4% of car tests at Poole were passes in 2025/26 (5,538 of 10,375). 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 Poole was 8.8 weeks, and 47.4% of tests were taken within 7 weeks of booking. Across Great Britain the median was 11.6 weeks. DVSA updates these figures monthly.
53.0% of learners taking their first practical test at Poole passed in 2025/26. That is above the 50.5% national average.
45.1% of automatic car tests at Poole were passes in 2025/26 (2,054 tests). That is above the 44.6% national average.
Poole driving test centre is at 4 - 20 Harwell Road, Nuffield Industrial Estate, Poole, BH17 0SA. It runs these tests: car, motorcycle module 1 (off-road), motorcycle module 2 (on-road), lorry and bus, 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.