Horsforth – Outskirts of Leeds

Situated on the outskirts of Leeds, Horsforth Driving Test Centre will involve busy A roads, dual carriageways and rural roads. These fast-flowing roads can be highly dangerous if not approached correctly. The driving examiner expects you to make progress, but only road and traffic conditions allow it. Although many of these roads have national speed limits, learner driver must bear in mind that all speed limits are maximums and not targets to be reached. You should always bubble stop within the distance that you can see to be clear.

Horsforth – Small Residential Roads

The driving examiner from Horsforth for the driving test centre will also take you around small residential roads fairly close to the centre itself. Many learner drivers let their guard down on these roads, thinking that the residential roads are straightforward. In fact, several learner drivers fail on the residential roads as they are fairly narrow. You are expected to keep a safe clearance way from stationary vehicles whilst meeting oncoming vehicles.

More information on Horsforth.

Address of Horsforth Practical Driving Test Centre 

Horsforth DTC,
Room 013 Woodside House
261 Low Lane
Horsforth
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS18 5NY.

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Ramp access facilities are available to test centre for wheelchair user access. Also, Male, female and disabled toilets available. Furthermore, Candidate car parking facilities are available. Horsforth Driving Test Centre provides testing for Car, ADI and Taxi.

The closest Driving Test Centres to Horsforth DTC:

Bradford Thornbury Practical Test Centre – Distance: 4.47 miles
Leeds Harehills Practical Test Centre – Distance: 5.3 miles
Bradford Heaton Practical Test Centre – Distance: 6.96 miles
Heckmondwike Practical Test Centre – Distance: 9.38 miles
Wakefield Practical Test Centre – Distance: 11.22 miles

Pass Rate at Horsforth Driving Test Centre

Leeds Horsforth driving test centre has a pass rate which is similar to a majority of pass rate in the UK. It’s pass rate averages to around 47%. However, the pass rate varies from month to month, with 47% being an average over 6 months. For example, during the month of September 2016, 745 people attempted a driving test with 346 people passing, giving the test centre a pass rate of 46% for that month.

In order to pass, you must not make more than 15 minor mistakes and cannot make any serious mistakes throughout the duration of the test.

When you book your last-minute intensive driving lessons, you will have the choice of learning in an automatic or a manual car. Last year there were over 1.7 million driving tests conducted. Out of these, only about 30% were taken in an automatic car.

Manual or Automatic Intensive Driving Lessons

It’s easier to pass your driving test in a week by taking an automatic car compared to a manual. This is because you don’t have the extra task of changing gears, especially on approach to junctions such as roundabouts. This, in turn, means that you will have more time to focus on the speed and observations on the approach to such junctions. Once you’ve passed your driving test in an automatic, you will be restricted to driving only automatics. However, you are most welcome to upgrade to a manual license by retaking and passing another test.

If you have no problem with the changing of gears, then it would be wise to take your last-minute intensive driving lesson and the official driving test in a manual car. Once you’ve passed in a manual car, you will in effect have 2 licenses. An automatic as well as a manual license.