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Birr driving test centre

The Courtyard Office Centre, Emmet Street, Birr, R42 K528 · Co. Offaly

Drive the roads around Birr before test day

5 routes45 km93 turns5 roundabouts

  1. Route 1 · via Burke's Hill11.0 km18 turns2 roundabouts
  2. Route 2 · via Burke's Hill7.9 km17 turns1 roundabout
  3. Route 3 · via Scurragh6.4 km22 turns
  4. Route 4 · via Military Road9.3 km16 turns2 roundabouts
  5. Route 5 · via Clonoghil Lane10.6 km20 turns

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  • 5 routes · 45 km · 93 marked turns
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5 loops from the test centre, built from the road network around Birr. Not the RSA’s own test routes, which are not published, but the same local roads.

50%pass rate
7 wksto invite
2,733tests a year

Ireland 52.3% · −2.7 vs IE · Ireland 11.9 weeks · #43 of 57

Key facts

  • 49.6% of car driving tests at Birr were passed in the 12 months to September 2026, 2.7 points below the Irish average of 52.3%.
  • That ranks Birr number 43 of 57 test centres by pass rate, where 1 is the highest.
  • At the end of September 2026 the CSO estimated 7 weeks from applying to being invited to book a test here, against 11.9 weeks nationally.
  • The shortest wait of any test centre in Ireland.
  • 2,733 car tests in the 12 months to September 2026; number 36 among Irish centres by tests conducted.

Pass rate at Birr, year by year

  1. 2026 (Jan–Sep)49.8%IE 52.3%
  2. 202551.9%IE 51.8%
  3. 202455.6%IE 49%
  4. 202354.2%IE 50.6%
  5. 202260.4%IE 50.2%
  6. 202158.3%IE 53.3%

Month by month, last 12 months

0%35%70%OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep

Bars compare each calendar year with Ireland in the same year: green at least 3 points above, red at least 3 below. 2026 (Jan–Sep) is the year so far.

Waiting time for a test at Birr

01530IE 11.9 wks7Oct 2023Jun 2024Mar 2025Dec 2025Sep 2026
  • 7Sep 2026
  • 9Aug 2026
  • 9Jul 2026
  • 8Jun 2026
  • 12May 2026
  • 9Apr 2026

The CSO’s estimate, at the end of each month, of the weeks from applying for a test to being invited to book one. Dashed line: Ireland in September 2026.

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Questions learners ask about Birr
What is the pass rate at Birr driving test centre?
49.6% over the 12 months to September 2026, from 2,733 car tests (1,355 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.3%.
Is Birr an easy test centre?
Birr has one of the lower pass rates in Ireland: number 43 of 57 centres. Pass rates also reflect who books where and how prepared they are, so the gap between centres is not all down to the roads or the examiners.
How long is the wait for a driving test at Birr?
The CSO’s estimate for the end of September 2026 was 7 weeks until an invitation to book, compared with 11.9 weeks for Ireland as a whole. It is an estimate of the queue at that date, not a guaranteed date.
Where is Birr driving test centre?
The Courtyard Office Centre, Emmet Street, Birr, R42 K528, Co. Offaly.

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Road Safety Authority driving test statistics (ROA30, ROA36), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Car (category B) tests. Passes are worked out from the CSO’s monthly tests and pass rate.

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