Southend – Various Road Systems

A vast amount of skills will be required in order for you to pass your driving test at the Southend on Sea driving test centre. Throughout the drive, you will experience many different road types and traffic conditions. This will include busy areas and dual carriageways such as the A127 dual carriageway.

Southend – Various Junctions

The driving examiner at Southend-on-Sea will expect you to be able to safely but confidently deal with crossroads, various junctions and roundabouts. These roundabouts will often include small mini-roundabouts in the residential areas of Southend to large multilane roundabouts leading onto dual carriageways such as the A127.

Southend – Residential Roads

The driving test route will also feature a fair amount of driving on the quiet residential areas. These roads seem very easy but can instantly become challenging. This is often due to parked vehicles on both sides combined with oncoming vehicles. The learner driver will be expected to check the rear-view mirror and ease off the accelerator at the first sight of an oncoming vehicle. Of the narrator will slow the vehicle down and give the learner the opportunity to decide whether to stop or to proceed.

Southend – Parking

These quiet residential roads are often used for the reverse manoeuvers. The driving examiner will have a choice out of four manoeuvers. However, only one will be requested. The examiner may request one of the two bay park manoeuvers which are usually carried out either at the driving test centre car park or at a supermarket car park. Alternatively, the examiner may request the parallel Park exercise or even the stopping on the right side of the road exercise. This is a new exercise and was introduced in December 2017.

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Address of Southend Practical Driving Test Centre 

Southend DTC,
The Tickfield Centre
Tickfield Industrial Estate
Tickfield Ave
Southend-on-Sea
Essex
SS2 6LL.

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Both male and female toilets are available at this test centre. Also, Car parking facilities are available for candidates although spaces are limited. Southend on Sea Driving Test Centre Provides Tests For Cars.

Car driving test centres closest to Southend DTC:

Basildon Practical Test Centre – Distance: 10.49 miles
Gillingham Practical Test Centre – Distance: 14.02 miles
Tilbury Practical Test Centre – Distance: 16.49 miles
Chelmsford Hoffman’s Way Practical Test Centre – Distance: 16.58 miles
Chelmsford Hanbury Road Practical Test Centre – Distance: 16.62 miles

Pass Rate at Southend Driving Test Centre

Southend driving test centre has a pass rate which is in line with the average for the UK. Its pass rate is calculated to be at 45.7%. Each month the test centre conducts around 600 driving tests, from which 270 people usually pass. During the year of 2016, 6842 driving tests were conducted here in total. Out of which, examiners passed 3124 candidates.

Our Semi-intensive courses in Southend are designed for those learners who have a valid UK provisional driving license, passed their theory test, and have already taken several driving lessons. These one-week pass courses are also suitable for international drivers, even if they have never driven in the UK before, learner drivers who have recently failed a practical test, and those who are almost up to the test standard.

Fast Track Driving Courses in Southend

If you cannot afford to wait months to pass your driving test, then our last-minute intensive driving courses are just perfect for you. If you are up to the test standard, we will book your driving test before starting the intensive course. These courses are also known as fast track driving courses, driving crash courses, and pass-in one-week courses. DTC can even book your practical test as part of the intensive driving course.