Stevenage – Car Park

Prior to starting your driving test at Stevenage, you will be required to park your vehicle in the car park which is a good few minutes’ walk from the driving test centre. When you enter the car park you are given a token. It is vital that you keep this token to hand as you will require it to exit the car park.

The driving test from the Stevenage practical test centre when last approximately 40 minutes. It will include a large amount of independent driving, and reverse manoeuvre and possibly the emergency stop exercise.

Stevenage – Various Roads

The drive itself will involve many challenging and varied roads. The driving examiner will expect a high standard of driving at many different road systems such as crossroads junctions and roundabouts. The roundabouts will come in all forms of shapes and sizes. The examiner may take you out of Stevenage on the rural roads into small villages. There is also a possibility that you will cover high-speed “A” roads such as the A602.

Stevenage – Routes

Knowing all the driving test routes for Stevenage is not important. However, it is highly beneficial to be familiar with the fuel roads surrounding the driving test centre. Many learner drivers who fail the driving test do so within the first few minutes or the last few minutes. Coming out of the driving test centre the examiner basically has two options. Firstly, they can you towards the high Street which is a blind junction where you will be required to slowly creep and Peep. The second option is for the examiner to take you onto the A602 where you will encounter several roundabouts immediately.

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Address of Stevenage Practical Driving Test Centre 

Stevenage DTC,
3 Drapers Way
Stevenage
Hertfordshire
SG1 3DT.

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There is a stepped access to the first floor of Stevenage Driving Test Centre. However, special arrangements to be made for candidates with a disability. Unfortunately, no toilets are available.

Please Park in the car park and take a token with you to the test centre. You can park 10 minutes free of charge before the test or a charge will apply to you.This Test Centre Provides its services for Testing of Cars and Taxi.

Car driving test centres closest to Stevenage DTC:

Letchworth Practical Test Centre – Distance: 4.66 miles
Luton Practical Test Centre  – Distance: 9.34 miles
St Albans Practical Test Centre  – Distance: 12.21 miles
Bishops Stortford Practical Test Centre  – Distance: 16.31 miles
Hemel Hempstead Practical Test Centre  – Distance: 16.45 miles

Pass Rate at Stevenage Driving Test Centre

Stevenage driving test centre has a pass rate which is above the average for the majority of other test centres in the country. Its pass rate is calculated to be at 53.4%. The test centre is also a relatively busy one, with around 500 driving tests being conducted here on a monthly basis. Out of these 500, around 270 candidates pass.

Further data showed that in the year of 2016, 6250 driving tests were attempted here. From which, 3340 pupils passed. This is higher than most other test centres, meaning you have a slightly higher chance of passing here.

Thinking of taking an Intensive Driving Course soon?

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 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 Intensive Driving Courses only use driving instructors who are fully qualified with a grade A or B with the DVSA (UK Governments Driver and Vehicle Standard Agency). You’re driving instructor would have had Police clearance and is regularly tested to ensure a high standard of teaching. Your instructor will also abide by the DVSA code of conduct. For your added safety, the driving school cars that they use, are fully dual controlled.