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Shannon driving test centre

Treacys Oakwood Hotel, Airport Road, Shannon, V14 NH97 · Co. Clare

Drive the roads around Shannon before test day

5 routes51 km119 turns37 roundabouts

  1. Route 1 · via Bealach Brí8.1 km28 turns7 roundabouts
  2. Route 2 · via Shannon Access Road12.6 km24 turns12 roundabouts
  3. Route 3 · via Bealach Brí9.9 km25 turns8 roundabouts
  4. Route 4 · via Shannon Access Road10.1 km18 turns5 roundabouts
  5. Route 5 · via Shannon Access Road9.9 km24 turns5 roundabouts

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  • 5 routes · 51 km · 119 marked turns
  • Examiner-style marking on signalling and observation
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5 loops from the test centre, built from the road network around Shannon. Not the RSA’s own test routes, which are not published, but the same local roads.

58%pass rate
8 wksto invite
1,721tests a year

Ireland 52.3% · +5.9 vs IE · Ireland 11.9 weeks · #13 of 57

Key facts

  • 58.2% of car driving tests at Shannon were passed in the 12 months to September 2026, 5.9 points above the Irish average of 52.3%.
  • That ranks Shannon number 13 of 57 test centres by pass rate, where 1 is the highest.
  • At the end of September 2026 the CSO estimated 8 weeks from applying to being invited to book a test here, against 11.9 weeks nationally.
  • Number 4 for the shortest wait, of 57 centres.
  • 1,721 car tests in the 12 months to September 2026; number 47 among Irish centres by tests conducted.

Pass rate at Shannon, year by year

  1. 2026 (Jan–Sep)57.7%IE 52.3%
  2. 202565.9%IE 51.8%
  3. 202458.8%IE 49%
  4. 202357.3%IE 50.6%
  5. 202253.0%IE 50.2%
  6. 202152.8%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 Shannon

01530IE 11.9 wks8Oct 2023Jun 2024Mar 2025Dec 2025Sep 2026
  • 8Sep 2026
  • 11Aug 2026
  • 7Jul 2026
  • 11Jun 2026
  • 12May 2026
  • 8Apr 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 Shannon
What is the pass rate at Shannon driving test centre?
58.2% over the 12 months to September 2026, from 1,721 car tests (1,002 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.3%.
Is Shannon an easy test centre?
Shannon has one of the higher pass rates in Ireland: number 13 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 Shannon?
The CSO’s estimate for the end of September 2026 was 8 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 Shannon driving test centre?
Treacys Oakwood Hotel, Airport Road, Shannon, V14 NH97, Co. Clare.

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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